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The research for this project is conducted at the Pushmataha Wildlife Management Area located in Pushmataha county.

 

Land Owner: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Date Initiated: 1982

Plots: 28 plots, 3-11 acres in size

Treatments:

  • Control (no burn, no harvest, no thin)
  • Rough Reduction - burn every 4 years
  • Harvest Pine Thin Hardwoods - burn every 4 years
  • Harvest Pine Thin Hardwoods - burn every 3 years
  • Harvest Pine Thin Hardwoods - burn every 2 years
  • Harvest Pine Thin Hardwoods - burn every year
  • Harvest Pine Thin Hardwoods - no burn
  • Harvest Pine No Thinning of Hardwoods - burn every year
  • Thin Hardwoods - burn every year
  • Clear - cut and site preparation

Publications from Area:

  • Crandall, R.M. 2003. Vegetation of the Pushmataha Wildlife Management Area, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. 114 p.
  • Masters, R.E. 1991. Effects of timber harvest and prescribed fire on wildlife habitat and use in the Ouachita Mountains of eastern Oklahoma. Ph.D. Thesis. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. 351 p.
  • Masters, R.E. 1991. Effects of fire and timber harvest on vegetation and cervid use on oak-pine sites in Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains. Pages 168-176. In S.C. Nodvin and T.A. Waldrop, (eds.). Fire and the environment: ecological and cultural perspectives. Proc. of an international symposium. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-69. Southeast For. Exp. Sta., Ashevill, N.C.
  • Masters, R.E., D.M. Engle and R. Robinson. 1993. Effects of timber harvest and periodic fire on soil chemical properties in the Ouachita Mountains. South. J. Appl. For. 17:139-145
  • Masters, R.E., R.L. Lochmiller and D.M. Engle. 1993. Effects of timber harvest and periodic fire on white-tailed deer forage production. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 21:401-411
  • Masters, R.E., and D.M. Engle. 1994. BEHAVE-evaluated for prescribed fire planning in mountainous oak-shortleaf pine habitats. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 22:184-191
  • Masters, R.E., W.D. Warde, and R.L. Lochmiller. 1997. Herbivore response to alternative forest management practices. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildl. Agencies 51:225-237
  • Masters, R.E. 2007. Shortleaf pine fire ecology and management. Southern Fire Encyclopedia, web publication. IN PRESS
  • Masters, R.E. 2007. The importance of shortleaf pine for wildlife and diversity in mixed oak-pine forests and in pine-grassland woodlands. In: Proceeding of a Conference: Shortleaf Pine Ecology and Management. November 6-9, 2006. Springfield, MO. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. General Technical Report-NE-xx IN PRESS
  • Masters, R. E. 2007.  The importance of shortleaf pine for wildlife and diversity in mixed oak-pine forests and in pine-grassland woodlands.  In: Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 35-46

 

Pushmataha Wildlife Management Area 

Trees in a forest.
Trees in a forest.
Pushmataha WMA CCSP plots loblolly pine clear cut, rip, summer burn 1985, winter burn 1996, 2002.
Trees in a forest.
Trees in a forest.
Pushmataha WMA plots control.
A person standing in tall, dry grass with trees.
A person standing in tall, dry grass with trees.
Pushmataha WMA plots HT-1 harvest pine, thin hardwoods burn annually 1985-present except 1995.
A person standing in a field with tall grass and shrubs.
A person standing in a field with tall grass and shrubs.
Pushmataha WMA plots HT-2 harvest pine thin hardwoods 2yr frequency burned 1985, 87, 89, 91, 93, 96, 97, 99, 2001, 03, 05 and 06.
A man standing in a field of tall grass, shrubs and trees.
A man standing in a field of tall grass, shrubs and trees.
Pushmataha WMA plots HT-3 harvest pine thin hardwoods 3yr frequency burned 1985, 88, 91, 94, 97, 2000, 03 and 06.
A person standing in a forest of trees.
A person standing in a forest of trees.
Pushmataha WMA plots HT-4 harvest pine thin hardwoods 4yr frequency burned 1985, 89, 93, 97, 2001 and 2005.
A man standing in thee forest looking at trees.
A man standing in thee forest looking at trees.
Pushmataha WMA plots harvest pine no burn.
A field with tall grass and trees.
A field with tall grass and trees.
Pushmataha WMA plots Pine Bluestem selective harvest of pine, thin hardwoods annually burned 1985-present except 1995.
A man standing in a field of tall grass between groups of trees.
A man standing in a field of tall grass between groups of trees.
Pushmataha WMA plots Post Oak savanna harvest pine, selectively thin hardwoods, burn annually 1985-present except 1995.
A person standing in a forest of trees.
A person standing in a forest of trees.
Pushmataha WMA plots rough reduction burn 4yr frequency burned 1985, 89, 93, 97, 2001 and 2005.
People standing at the front of a truck.
People standing at the front of a truck.
Tour at plots.
Ron Masters talking to a group of people in the forest.
Ron Masters talking to a group of people in the forest.
Ron Masters talking to group.
A group of students walking through the woods.
A group of students walking through the woods.
Fire school at plots.
A group of people looking at a burn plot.
A group of people looking at a burn plot.
Tour of plots.
A group of people standing in the woods while a person looks at a tree.
A group of people standing in the woods while a person looks at a tree.
Plot tours.
A person using a torch to set fires on the ground in a forest.
A person using a torch to set fires on the ground in a forest.
Burn on CCSP.
Trees surrouded by smoke.
Trees surrouded by smoke.
Burn on CCSP.
A group of people standing in yellow firefighter jackets.
A group of people standing in yellow firefighter jackets.
Crew at Pushmataha.
A group of people standing in a forest.
A group of people standing in a forest.
Tour of plots.
A person in a yellow fire suit showing off a silver machine.
A person in a yellow fire suit showing off a silver machine.
Jack Waymire showing DAIDS machine.
People dressed in yellow suits working in a forest.
People dressed in yellow suits working in a forest.
Mop up after burn on plots.
An aerial view of a forest.
An aerial view of a forest.
Aerial view of plots at Pushmataha HT2, HT1.
Trees in a forest.
Trees in a forest.
Push clear cut, rip. Summer burn.
People wearing yellow fire fighter suits standing in a forest.
People wearing yellow fire fighter suits standing in a forest.
Jack Waymire talking to prescribed fire class.
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