Agricultural Division Staff: Russell Stevens
Stevens joined the Noble Foundation in 1989. His areas of interest include wildlife habitat improvement, wild turkey management, white-tailed deer management, range management, prescribed fire, brush sculpturing, plant identification, feral hog impacts and waterfowl issues. He is the author of The Feral Hog in Oklahoma, Collecting and Interpreting White-tailed Deer Population Data, Quality of Native Plant Forage Species Important to White-tailed Deer and Goats in South Central Oklahoma and How Much Does it Cost to Burn? He co-authored Grasses of Southern Oklahoma and North Texas: A Pictorial Guide. Stevens was raised on a cow-calf operation in south-central Oklahoma.• Certified Wildlife Biologist by the Wildlife Society
• Certified Range Management Consultant by the Society for Range Management
• Certified Professional in Rangeland Management by the Society for Range Management
• Master of Science in animal science, 1989, Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas
• Bachelor of Science in biology, 1986, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant
The Future of Hunting Is In Danger
Fish Pond Water Quality: As Simple as Chemistry 101
Noble Foundation Sources for Plant Identification
Did You See Many Bucks This Fall?
Basic Wildlife Habitat Management Makes "Cents"
The Chainsaw - An Overlooked Habitat Management Tool
Are Cattle Compatible with Wildlife?
Receiving Texas' Wildlife Property Tax Classification
Proper Stocking is a Key to Quality Fishing
WBDMA Data: Doe Harvest Doesn't 'Kill the Factory'
Will Disking Increase Bobwhite Abundance?
Spring is Prime Time for Plant ID
Big Bucks for Small Landowners?
How Much Quail Cover Can You Afford?
Explanations for Some 'Fishy Questions'
Hunting for a Good Lease? Check Out the Foundation's New Web Site
Still "Tis The Season" for Prescribed Burning
Walnut Bayou Deer Management Association Profile
Think Before Planting Food Plots
Arbuckle Restoration Project Forming in Carter, Johnston, Murray Counties
Fuel Loading, Fuel Moisture Are Important Components of Prescribed Fire
Is the Hunting Industry Missing the Point?
Cooperative Efforts Improve Deer Herd
Think About Use Before Constructing Ponds
Are We Seeing the Return of the Bobwhite?
Recreational Leasing Involves Many Factors
Deer Management, Controlled Burning Groups Gaining Popularity
Plant Identification: Is It Worth the Effort?
Plant of the Month: February, 2001
Plant of the Month: January, 2001
WBDMA -Walnut Bayou Deer Management Association Five Year Report 1996-2000
Plant of the Month: December, 2000
Plant of the Month: November, 2000
Plant of the Month: October, 2000
Ten Years of Prescribed Fire on a Cross Timbers Woodland Community
Plant of the Month: September, 2000
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Plant of the Month: April, 2000
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Plant of the Month: February, 2000
The Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery
Where, Oh Where, Are the Quail?
Plant of the Month: December, 1999
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Plant of the Month: October, 1999
Plant of the Month: September, 1999
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Plant of the Month: March, 1999
Property Tax Exemption for Wildlife Management
Plant of the Month: February, 1999
How Much Does it Cost to Burn?
Spotlight and Daylight Cruise Survey of Deer: Collecting and Interpreting Data
Plant of the Month: December, 1998
Plant of the Month: November, 1998
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Plant of the Month: April, 1998
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Plant of the Month: February, 1998
Funds for Wildlife: Government Programs Update
Think About the Possibility of Recreational Leasing
Is the Cost of Burning Always Monetary?