Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition gets nonprofit status, raising funds to keep Turkey Mountain land undeveloped

Organizers of an effort to keep commercial development off Turkey Mountain have taken steps to add legitimacy and financing to their mission.

The Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition has been awarded formal nonprofit status and is launching fundraising efforts to preserve land near the River Parks Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area.

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Cheadle said the creek additionally serves as a boundary between the Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area and Interstate 44, which is why she and others want to protect the area from pollution.