NWTF Oklahoma, Partners Invest over $700K in Conservation, Education and Outreach and More for 2025
EDGEFIELD, S.C. — The Oklahoma NWTF State Chapter recently met in Oklahoma City to review Hunting Heritage Super Fund project proposals for the 2025 fiscal year funding awards. After the reviewing and ranking process, proposals were approved by the Oklahoma NWTF State Chapter Board of Directors. The board budgeted $38,725 for conservation projects and $29,966 for hunting heritage projects. NWTF conservation project award funding will be matched with over $700k in partner or grant funds for the approved projects.
“I am thankful for the dedicated volunteers who help generate these funds to further our mission in Oklahoma,” said Annie Farrell, NWTF district biologist for Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. “The Oklahoma NWTF State Chapter Board of Directors and local chapter members always make it a priority to put their hard-earned dollars towards the greatest good for the state and back on the landscape towards critical projects that will greatly impact the wild turkey in our focal landscapes in Oklahoma.”
The Super Fund is a funding model where NWTF volunteers raise money at banquets and other types of fundraisers and then allocate a significant portion of those funds back into meaningful conservation and outreach projects in their respective states and beyond. For Oklahoma's 2025 Super Fund allocations, projects include:
- $18,000 in carry over funds from fiscal year 2024 projects, including habitat management at the Cherokee WMA and the Waurika WMA (work still in progress).
- $2,450 to support Okmulgee Game Management Area with invasive species removal.
- $7,000 to support Canton Wildlife Management Area with invasive species removal.
- $4,275 to support Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation law enforcement with the purchase of an ATV.
- $7,000 to support the NWTF’s Waterways for Wildlife Initiative.
The following projects support education, outreach, volunteer development and hunter access efforts in Oklahoma:
- $10,000 to support the National Archery in the Schools Program and Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program.
- $500 to support Snyder 4-H.
- $1,000 in carryover funds from fiscal year 2024 Latta Trap Team scholarships.
- $1,500 to support the Bee Amazzz-ing program.
- $1,500 to support NWTF JAKES, Wheelin’ Sportsmen and WITO events.
- $3,000 for the Oklahoma NWTF State Chapter scholarship for 2024 and 2025.
- $7,500 for volunteer travel to NWTF convention.
- $4,500 to support ODWC-NWTF Technical Committee representative and Game Warden of the Year travel to convention and regional technical meetings.
- $467 for miscellaneous expenses.
About the National Wild Turkey Federation
Since 1973, the National Wild Turkey Federation has invested over half a billion dollars into wildlife conservation and has positively impacted over 23 million acres of critical wildlife habitat. The NWTF has also invested over $10 million into wild turkey research to guide the management of the wild turkey population and to ensure sustainable populations into perpetuity. The organization continues to deliver its mission by working across boundaries on a landscape scale through its Four Shared Values: clean and abundant water, healthy forests and wildlife habitat, resilient communities, and robust recreational opportunities. With the help of its dedicated members, partners and staff, the NWTF continues its work to provide Healthy Habitats. and Healthy Harvests. for future generations.