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Volunteers restored habitat at an Oklahoma preserve during fall migration

Nature Conservancy staff and Southeastern Oklahoma State volunteers worked at Pontotoc Ridge Preserve while hundreds of millions of birds pass over the state.

Verified · Source: KOSU / StateImpact OklahomaOct 15, 2026 · 1 min read
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A white-throated sparrow perched on a thin branch
Illustrative photo of a white-throated sparrow. This bird was not photographed at Pontotoc Ridge Preserve, and it is not identified as one of the migrants from the work day. Cephas / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nature Conservancy staff and volunteers from Southeastern Oklahoma State University restored habitat at Pontotoc Ridge Preserve during the peak of fall migration. Hundreds of millions of birds pass over Oklahoma at this time of year.

The published account does not name the individual volunteers, give an acreage, or identify which species used the ground they worked. The reported result is the habitat work itself, timed to the migration.

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