Boiling Springs State Park, Woodward
About the Area: The BioBlitz! was conducted in Boiling Springs State Park and Fort Supply and Cooper Wildlife Management Areas. The Cooper Wildlife Management Area features open sand hills north to the Beaver (Cimarron) River. Across State Highway 3, the Ft. Supply Wildlife Management Area includes riparian, wetland and open water habitats associated with Ft. Supply Reservoir. These Wildlife Areas are located a few miles NW of the city of Woodward; Perennial fresh water springs may be found at Boiling Springs State Park, along with forested bottomlands and scrub oak uplands.
In northwestern Oklahoma the tallgrass prairie changes to shortgrass plains over broad uplands, while woodlands are confined to well watered slopes and ravines below the grasses. Cottonwood and willow predominate along riparian areas. Sandsage, bluestems and Indiangrass grow over stabilized dunes along the Beaver River. Springs and small wetlands form in areas where the water table is high.
Highlights: Two mammals found during the event, fulvous harvest mouse and nine-banded armadillo, were previously unreported for Woodward County.
Species interesting to biologists included spotted gar, Bell's Vireo, Graham's crayfish snake, tiger beetles, a bryozoan, brittle cap mushroom and pincushion cactus.
Go to park website.
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Taxa
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Number of Species
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| Mammals |
21
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| Birds |
86
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| Amphibians & Reptiles |
30
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| Fish |
24
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| Aquatic invertebrates |
85
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| Terrestrial invertebrates |
471
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| Fungi |
37
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| Algae |
28
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| Vascular Plants |
289
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GRAND TOTAL
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1071
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We wish to thank all the volunteers who made this third BioBlitz such a success. We'd also like to acknowledge the generous support of the staff at Boiling Springs State Park.
Food and Refreshments
Local Merchants
University of Oklahoma Food Services
Tables, Chairs and BBQ Grill
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hugo, OK
Motor Boat
Tinker Air Force Base
Emergency Medical Services
Venture Crew 393, Alabaster Caverns SP
Photos
Ian Butler
Bill Matthews
Sheila Strawn
Visitor Parking
BSA Troop 251, Woodward, OK
Organizations Represented
Gage Public Schools
Oklahoma Ornithological Society
University of Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Northeastern Oklahoma State University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Cameron University
East Central University
University of Oklahoma
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma City Community College
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality
USDA Agric. Research Service, Woodward
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
University of Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Community College
Sequoyah State Park Nature Center
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
George Sutton Avian Research Ctr.
Venture Crew 393, Alabaster Caverns SP
Texas A&M University, Texarkana, TX
BSA Troop 251, Woodward, OK
Donations
Boy Scout Troop 215, Woodward
Employees of the Oklahoma Biological Survey
University of Oklahoma College of Arts & Sciences
Individuals
