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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IslFyWazDio&feature=share&list=PLPdKLnhMDmy4LufWnWpwzhU7W9CdKIus_  The Black Kettle Wildlife Management Area in Roger Mills Co. is more valuable for turkeys today than it was just a few months ago thanks to a joint project conducted recently by state and federal governments and an important conservation group.      The effort involved using two large machines to "chew up" the overgrown understory of 85-100 acres of cottonwood stands that would otherwise be prime turkey roosting habitat.      "This was a joint effort between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Wild Turkey Federation," said Scott Parry, Wildlife Department biologist stationed over Black Kettle WMA. "The reason we want to do this is that Rio Grande turkeys like to roost in mature trees, primarily cottonwoods.        The cottonwoods in these areas were getting grown up ...

Image via Wikipedia ROLLA, Mo. – Mark Twain National Forest is looking for volunteers to continue to document historic Trail of Tears on Mark Twain National Forest’s Poplar Bluff Ranger District March 26-31, 2012, including weekends. Applications to volunteer are due by Monday, February 13, 2012. The week-long project is the second phase of a Passport in Time project. Passport in Time is a USDA Forest Service volunteer archaeology and historic preservation program. Please visit:  http://www.passportintime.com/ Click on “Current Projects” and then click on “Mark Twain NF” MO-4059 project to apply. Passport in Time’s goal is to preserve the nation’s past with volunteer help. Volunteers work with professional Forest Service archaeologists on diverse activities such as surveys and excavation, rock art restoration, historic structure restoration, analysis of artifacts, and more. In the 1830s, approximately 100,000 American Indians from the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, an...