Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area Explained

Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area
Alt Name:	Honobia Creek WMA
Iucn Category:	V
Map:	Oklahoma
Location:	Pushmataha, Le Flore, and McCurtain Counties, Oklahoma
Nearest City:	Rattan, Oklahoma
Coordinates:	(Cloudy Nashoba Trail)
Area Acre:	97,758.18
Governing Body:	Private land managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC)

Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area is a protected area of privately owned land located in Pushmataha, Le Flore, and McCurtain Counties, Oklahoma, totaling, and managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC).^[1]

Organization

Three private forest investment companies, the Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG), Rayonier Forest Resources, and Molpus Timberlands Management, entered into agreements with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) in 2010 to manage the states first privately owned WMA. The property is run under a land access fee permit system.^[2]

Location

Located in the southeast corner of Oklahoma twenty-one miles of the upper course of the Little River flows through the WMA. The Three Rivers WMA shares of border on the east side.^[3]

See also

List of Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas

Notes and References

1. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/honobia-creek Honobia Creek WMA
2. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/facts_maps/wma/honobia.pdf Honobia WMA partnership
3. https://oklahoman.com/article/3850915/honobia-creek-remains-intact-with-new-lease The Oklahoman: Honobia Creek remains intact with new lease