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Kiamichi Forestry Research Station
The Oklahoma State University Forest Resources Center is an operational unit of the Oklahoma State University Field & Research Service Unit (FRSU) that supports all aspects of natural resources research, extension, and education for Oklahoma State University (OSU) in Southeast Oklahoma.
Research Focus
The staff is composed of degreed professionals with expertise in the areas plant physiology, eco-physiology, fish and wildlife, water hydrology, GPS & GIS, forestry, and traditional agriculture. A general labor pool is also maintained to support ongoing filed research efforts. In addition to the 160 acres that house the main facility the Center manages ongoing research efforts on approximately 1000 acres of cooperative lands owned by state, federal, private industry, and private individuals.Current research projects include:
- a Loblolly X Pitch Pine test plot
- Three termite studies
- Cottonwood tree breeding plots and preservation beds
- Silvo-pasture & hay demonstration plots
- Christmas tree demonstration plot
- Goat brush control demonstration plot
- 24 Loblolly Pine clonal trials
- Timing of flowering and pollination of Sweetgum trees
The station annually hosts OSU departmental field trips that educate students about forest ecology, wood products, forest hydrology and wood technology. They regularly welcome colleges, high schools, elementary schools and scout trips from across the state and provide workshops for professional groups and associations from across the country.
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Size & Location
The main facility is located on a 160 acre tract of land east of Idabel, Oklahoma and offers users a conference/classroom that seats 70, a wet laboratory, a GPS/GIS work station, a dormitory that sleeps 12, and an efficiency apartment for extended stays, a research greenhouse, and two fabrication shops. There is also a fleet of vehicles, tractors, and ATVs available for research purposes.
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Soil Maps
Central Pasture
Central Timber Tract
Clear Creek Tract
East 40 Tract
North Timber Tract
Southeast Tract
West Pasture Tract
West Timber Tract
Detailed Station Maps
Lindley Farm OverviewCentral and Northeast 40 Tracts
Clear Creek Tracts
East River Bend Tract
West Pasture & Timber Tracts
North Timber Tract
Contact
Robert Heinemann
Senior Superintendent responsible for coordinating all station related operations, research and extension efforts.
RR1, Box 233
Idabel, OK 74745
phone: 580-286-5175
fax: 405-643-2538
email: bob.heinemann@okstate.edu
Personnel
Keith Anderson
Staff forest technician with expertise in forest measurements, GPS/GIS applications and equipment fabrication.
email: keith.anderson@okstate.edu
Gregory Campbell
Forester on staff with expertise in forest management applications.
email: greg.campbell@okstate.edu
Curtis Cowell
Superintendent responsible for coordinating all demonstration, research and production activities on the farm.
email: curtis.cowell@okstate.edu
Randal Holeman
Staff research specialist with expertise in forested watershed research, ecophysiology, and GPS/GIS applications.
email: randy.holeman@okstate.edu
Glenda Robinson
Station’s office manager.
email: glenda.robinson@okstate.edu
Dennis Wilson
Staff research specialist with expertise in wildlife & fisheries biology.
email: dennis.wilson@okstate.edu
