[6] Future projects, according to the OSU construction project manage include adding a conservation center, nature trail, two sporting clay courses, a FITASC shooting competition parcours, 3-D archery and a pavilion with restrooms.

[6] Opposition has come mainly from Lake Blackwell equestrian group who had been putting their own labor and money into building the riding trails that will be eliminated by the new facility since the 1960s.

[6] In June, 2019, Oklahoma State University announced that it was beginning to treat Lake Carl Blackwell with a species-selective herbicide "ProcellaCOR SC" to control the spread of an invasive species of lily called "Yellow Floating Heart" (YFH).

OSU will switch back to Carl Blackwell water about two weeks after tests show no pesticide is present.

[7] YFH has been banned in several states, notably including Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.