Beaver River Wildlife Management Area
Beaver River Wildlife Management Area is a protected area in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The McFarland Unit, a section of the management area, has an additional area of.
Ecology
Located near the town of Turpin, the management area consists mostly of grassland, with a considerable amount of sand plum, sagebrush, buffalo grass, and salt cedar. Along the Beaver River, trees such as American Elm, Hackberry, and Cottonwood are present.
McFarland Unit
BeaverRiver WMA includes the McFarland Unit, which has an additional with the Beaver River running through sections of the protected area.
Conservation
The northern population of the Lesser prairie-chicken, with habitat in Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, and a portion of northern Texas, is considered threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.