Beavers Bend & Hochatown State Park and Lodge, Broken Bow
About the Area: The BioBlitz! was conducted in the forested park and public lands along the west side of Broken Bow Lake, including Beavers Bend Resort State Park, portions of McCurtain County and Broken Bow Wildlife Management Areas. Some of the different habitats represented were: forested ridges and narrow valleys of Ouachita Highlands upland oaks and oak-shortleaf pine; bottomlands with moist deciduous forest; lake shore and creek inlets, littoral areas and wetlands; park roadsides and camping grounds, mowed lawns and recreation areas; and the Mountain Fork River below Broken Bow Lake dam.
Highlights:
Rare or Endangered Species found:
Federally listed Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis). Relictual inhabitant of the McCurtain County Wilderness Area in Oklahoma. Formerly distributed throughout the southern United States, today Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are found only in scattered pockets of native pine forests.
Unusual Plants:
Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) is widely distributed in North America, but infrequent in Oklahoma. The plant is a saprophyte and lacks the green pigment chlorophyll. Indian Pipe indirectly receives nutrients from nearby trees through a shared relationship with fungi.
Most Fun:
Placid Giant Walkingsticks (Diapheroma femorata) were plentiful in the Carson Creek Area campground. Walkingsticks eat plant material exclusively and are mainly active at night. Easily handled, they provided hours of entertainment for everyone.
Go to park website.
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Taxa
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Number of Species
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| Mammals |
14
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| Birds |
69
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| Amphibians & Reptiles |
26
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| Fish |
37
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| Butterflies & Moths |
35
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| Beetles |
32
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| Ants & Bees |
45
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| Aquatic Insect Orders |
61
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| Other Insects |
197
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| Spiders, Millipedes, & Centipedes |
38
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| Non-insect/arachinid invertebrates |
17
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| Fungi |
46
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| Algae |
4
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| Lichens |
4
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| Mosses & Liverworts |
22
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| Vascular Plants |
370
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GRAND TOTAL
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1017
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We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of individuals, businesses and public agencies in helping to bring about BioBlitz! 2002. We also want to thank everyone who took part and who made the event such a success.
Food and Refreshments
Local Merchants
University of Oklahoma Food Services
Friends of Beavers Bend Resort Park
Mary Miller
Tables, Chairs and BBQ Grill
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hugo, OK
Motor Boat
University of Oklahoma Biological Station
Emergency Medical Services
McCurtain County EMS
Photos
Tom Bailey
Kathy Furneaux
Sheila Strawn
Organizations Represented
Friends of Beavers Bend Resort
USDA Forest Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hugo, OK
Natural Resources Conservation Service
University of Oklahoma
University of Arkansas
Oklahoma Herpetological Society
Oklahoma City Public Schools
University of Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Mid-America Bible College
Northeastern Oklahoma State University
Cameron University
East Central University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Southwesern Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma City Community College
Three Forks Nature Center
Tulsa University
Tulsa Zoo
St. Gregory's University
George Sutton Avian Research Center
Texas A&M University, Texarkana, TX
BSA Troop 1, Indian Nations Council, Tulsa, OK
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Donations
BSA Troop 1, Indian Nations Council, Tulsa OK
Oklahoma Native Plant Society
Employees of the Oklahoma Biological Survey
University of Oklahoma College of Arts & Sciences
Individuals
