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Habitat conservation, research and outreach

About the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture

The Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture (OPJV) is a regional, self-directed partnership of government and non-governmental organizations and individuals working across administrative boundaries to deliver landscape-level planning and science-based conservation, linking on-the-ground management with national bird population goals. 

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Birds

More than 450 bird species have been recorded in the OPJV region throughout breeding, wintering, or migration periods

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Habitats

The OPJV hosts vital habitats including prairies, savannah grasslands, riparian corridors, and shrublands.

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Partners

The OPJV partnership consists of numerous organizations and individual partners collaborating to gather information, prioritize needs, and engage in on-the-ground restoration, education, management, research, and monitoring of bird populations.

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The OPJV mission

Our mission is to plan for and facilitate bird habitat conservation, research, and outreach in an effort to ensure sustainable populations of priority bird species in the Edwards Plateau and Oaks and Prairies Bird Conservation Regions in Oklahoma and Texas.

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