Draft Environmental Assessment and Compatibility Determination for proposed right-of-way (ROW) permit for cell tower at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to issue a right-of-way (ROW) permit to allow Branch Towers III, LLC to construct a 320-foot-tall guyed cellular communications tower located 1275.58 yards East of HWY 115, and 458.75-yards South of HWY 49, within Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The project would involve construction of a 320 foot tall, cell tower located approximately 0.8 mile southeast of the intersection of State Highway (SH) 49 (a.k.a. Cache Meers Road) and SH 115, roughly across the highway and slightly east of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. The use is being proposed to increase cellular service and expand coverage within and around the refuge to better meet the needs of the visiting public and support refuge goals and objectives.

Publication date

Oct 27, 2022

Type of document

Plan

Facility

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Worn by time and nature, the Wichita Mountains loom large above the prairie in southwest Oklahoma—a lasting refuge for wildlife. Situated just outside the Lawton/Ft. Sill area, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge preserves approximately 60,000 acres of mixed grass prairie, ancient granite mountains,...

National Wildlife Refuge

Indiahoma,OK

Program

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National Wildlife Refuge System

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.

Program

Washington,DC

Ecosystem

Prairie

FWS and DOI Region(s)

Southwest