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April 2019 - May 2019 The Internet Site for Environmental Information in Oklahoma Vol. 7, No. 5.
Celebrate Earth Month
Photo from Facebook
The Vigil for Earth will be held
each Monday through April, from
12:15 to 12:30 p.m., at the same
location, across from Penn Square
Mall, sponsored by The Peace
House in Oklahoma City
and endorsed by OCC’s
Environmental Committee.
On Monday, April 22, an Earth
Day Parade and Student Festi-
val are planned from 2 to 5 p.m.
on the OU South Oval. For a
complete OU Earth Month events,
visit the website. http://ou.edu/
cas/earthmonthatou.
or see Page 8.
The Tulsa’s Earth Day Festival will be held on Saturday, April 20, sponsored by the Tulsa Earth Coa-lition and Oklahoma Sierra Club. Featured speaker will be Michael Brune, National Executive Director of Sierra Club, the nation’s largest environmental organization. The free Tulsa Earth Day event will take place at in the Tulsa Arts District in Tulsa on Sunday, April 22 from noon to 9:30 p.m.
Join Sequoyah State Park (Hulbert, OK) on Earth
Day (April 20, 2019 11:00 AM-1:00 PM) to help keep
the park beautiful and enjoyable for all.
Pick up trash while exploring the great outdoors --
hike, walk along roadways and explore camping loops.
Enjoy a pleasant evening commemorating Earth Day at the Heart in
the Park Labyrinth at Centennial Park in downtown Tonkawa.
This family-friendly celebration promises a myriad of activities includ-ing live music, food vendors, kid’s crafts and an art exhibition. This Earth Day celebration will be capstoned by two exciting events in-
cluding a pet fashion show, Deck the Dog and the Trashion Fashion, For more information: recycled/reusable fashion exhibition. https://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.23843/event.22403
Reaves Park
Norman, Sunday
April 28, 2019
See Poster on Page 7.
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In this issue ...
Celebrate Earth Month in Oklahoma! Cover
Editorial Page 2
Not an Endorsement, but ... 2
Quiz!! Quiz!! Quiz!! 2
Golden Algae and Fish Kills 3
OK City Zoo Supports Turtle Research in Belize 3
Virtual Spring BioBlitz! In Oklahoma 4
Mushroom Identification 4
Pollinator Backyard Activity Guide 5
Oklahoma Gardening’s School Garden Contest 5
Do Your Part(y) For the Planet 6
Earth Day in Reaves Park Norman 7
Earth Month @ OU 2019 8
Red Slough Birding Convention 9
Conserve Water With a Rain Barrel 10
Citizen Science Day 2019 10
OKC Waterway Cleanup Event! 10
ScienceFest 2019 11
Blue Thumb Newsletters 11
Riverology 101 11
Selenite at the Salt Plains 12
Wildcare Foundation 12
The Lost Cricket Project 12
Forest Science Needs New Editor 12
Party For the Planet 13
World Turtle Day 2019 13
Oklahoma 2019 Travel Guide 13
Wetlands Mapper 13
Grazing Management for Healthy Soil - Healthy Food 14
WildCare Baby Shower 15
OKC Garden Fest 16
A Pecos Bill Tall Tale 17-18
Green Words for All Ages 19
Upcoming Events at the Hackberry Flat Center 20
Sustainable Bioenergy Workshop 21
Monarchs in the Park -- Save the Date 22
The EnvironMentor on Facebook 23
QuikLIST 23
Calendar Form 24
Not an Endorsement , but ...
For this issue is on Page 4
Quiz!! Quiz!! Quiz!!
This bird was probably just passing
through on its way north. It likes to mi-
grate at night which may be a clue to its
name.
For more information and a treat, find the
answer to this quiz on Page 9.
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“Golden algae is a microbial organism
often associated with fish kills. But
even when golden algae blooms aren’t
large enough to cause major fish die
offs, they can still negatively impact the
amount of zooplankton available for
fish to eat. Golden algae were first rec-
orded in Oklahoma’s Red River in
2001 and the Canadian River in 2003.”
From the Department of Wildlife Conservation:
The Oklahoma City Zoo is Supporting a Turtle Research Project in Belize
http://www.bfreebz.org/hcrc/
why-save-the-hicatee/
To read the entire article click on the URL below:
https://www.okczoo.org/blog/posts/conservation-update-
field-report-from-okc-zoo-supported-turtle-research-project-
in-belize?fbclid=IwAR2FXngCGKrg1XUQ64N-
tSSe_HswvJ_bfondskT48nVJOFLoUSiUgDKxQHw
“Elyse [Ellsworth] is capturing wild
hicatee and placing radio-
transmitters on them to track their
movements. … Ellsworth’s project
focuses on a spatial ecology study
and assessment of the Hicatee
Conservation and Research Cen-
ter (HCRC) captive breeding and
hatchling head-start program in
two major watersheds in Belize.”
From BFREE this is the Central American River
Turtle (Dermatemys mawii aka Hicatee).
For more information about the Hicatee from the Belize Foundation for Research
and Environmental Education click on the URL below:
1 micrometer (um) = 0.001 millimeter (mm)
(Prymnesium parvum)
Read about Golden Algae on the ODWC website:
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/fishing/ans/golden-alga
There is even more information on the Texas Parks and Wildlife website:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/environconcerns/hab/ga/
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Locating and identifying Oklahoma's plant and animal life with four weeks of fun challenges.
Project requirements
Observations in this project must meet the fol-lowing criteria:
Taxa All Taxa
Location Oklahoma, US
Users Any
Quality Grade Research Grade
Needs ID
Casual
Media Type Any
Dates April 1 to May 1
Establishment Any
For more information and to upload your ob-
servations, click on the URL below:
Not an Endorsement , but ...
We encourage posts from anyone in Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
*Anyone outside of those states please make
sure you note where you found your speci-
men.
(This is group knowledge
your questions are not just for admins
mushroom identification is up to the whole
group.)
For the identification of all mushrooms com-
mon and rare, edible and poisonous. Everyone
who is interested In learning or teaching about
mushrooms, so that everyone who wants ac-
cess to the information can have it. Take pic-
tures, post them, then we can all have a nice
time learning about them.
Learn proper etiquette to identify, harvest, eat,
preserve, and propagate mushrooms, and
much more!
This is meant for mushrooms only, and has no
room for disrespect, so please be respectful
constantly.
I bid you good mushroom hunting!!
South Central
United States
Mushroom
Identification
Oklahoma CropMAP A New Crop Information System for Oklahoma
https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/
cropmap/oklahoma/default.html
Lots of cool info! The map also gives
the latitude and longitude of Oklahoma.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/spring-virtual-
bioblitz-ok-2019?tab=about
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Pollinator Backyard Activity Guide Check out this and other activity guides at : https://www.neefusa.org/resource/pollinator-backyard-
activity-guide?fbclid=IwAR12LNuqAI9r7oyB90pE6TQNupc4rr-KQ7_nnmrV_w_F4z9bijSd-QNDcBo
Oklahoma Gardening’s
School Garden Contest
Oklahoma Gardening is here to announce our School Garden Contest!
We want to see kids learning about gardening. So if you've attended a
contest in the past or if your child is involved in a school garden, we
would love for you to come check this out!
SUBMIT Information by MAY 24
Tell us: how many students are attending what type of plants you'd be showcasing the age group some photos of the project.
You can submit by emailing us: [email protected]
or through facebook messages. https://www.facebook.com/Oklahoma-School-Garden-Network-
244190922270770/
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2019 Schedule of Events
Saturday May 4th Registration - 5:30 p.m.-6:30pm
Dr Walt Frey-Welcome and Introductions- 6:30 p.m.
- 6:45 p.m.
Keynote Speaker - Dr. John Abbott- 6:45 p.m. - 7:45
p.m.
"The Wonders of Southern Africa and Madagascar "
Sunday May 5th Red Slough Tour 6:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Little River NWR Tour 6:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Lunch on your own 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Dragonfly Tour Red Slough 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Wildflower Tour 1:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Champion Tree Tour to LRNWR 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Dinner on your own time 5:00 p.m.- 6:30p.m.
Speaker- Dr. Chris Butler
"Working on the Rail Road: Yellow and Black Rail
Ecology"
6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m
Monday May 6th Red Slough Tour 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Little River NWR Tour 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
MCWA Tour 6:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lunch on your own 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Dragonfly Tour Red Slough 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Wildflower Tour 1:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Champion Tree Tour to LRNWR 1:30 p.m.-5:00
p.m.
Dinner on us in the Red River Museum
Keynote Speaker - Dr. John Abbott -
7:45 p.m. - 8:45pm
"The Marvels of Insect Flight”
Tuesday May 7th Red Slough Tour 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
MCWA Tour 6:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
For information and to register:
http://www.redsloughconvention.com/
For an exhaustive list of birds you may find at Red
Slough, click on:
http://visitmccurtaincounty.com/parks/forests-
wetlands/red-slough/
Answer to Quiz! Quiz! Quiz!
Songs and Calls
Series of clear, musical phrases, each on a different pitch, consisting of a piping in-troductory note and a reedy tremolo. Call note a low tuck. Audio © Lang Elliott, Bob McGuire, Kevin Colver,
Martyn Stewart and others.
Click on the hyper-link below to hear the quiz bird: song #1 song #2 song #3 churt & veee calls way calls #1 way calls #2 juvenile call
For more information click below:
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/hermit-thrush
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Conserve water, help your garden by ordering
a discounted rain barrel by May 8
“The City of Oklahoma City and the Central Ok-lahoma Storm Water Alliance (COSWA) are of-fering discounted rain barrels for sale to encour-age residents to conserve water and reduce pol-lution.
You can buy the discounted rain barrels online at www.upcycle-products.com for $63.50 each. Click on “order forms” on the right side of the page and choose “Oklahoma Municipal Pro-gram.”
The deadline to order is May 8.”
All organizations interested in citizen
science, including museums, aquariums,
nature centers, governmental agencies,
universities, parks departments, and
more, are invited to participate in the
annual Citizen Science Day.
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4th and 5th grade students statewide are invited to participate in this annual event.
The event provides the opportunity for children to not only be exposed to, but become involved in, the sci-ences in a new and different setting = FUN!!
The stations use basic geology, biolo-gy, physical sciences, health and en-vironmental sciences to demonstrate how science impacts our everyday life. This teaching technique enhanc-es their curiosity for science and can also encourage better citizenship and stewardship of our environment.
ScienceFest is a positive contribution to the environ-mental education of Oklahoma’s students.
Monthly Blue Thumb
Newsletters
If you would like to be
added to our list and re-
ceive our monthly news-
letter, email us and let
us know at
What Is ScienceFest?
ScienceFest is a day of interactive activities with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) as they relate to environmental con-servation and alternative energies.
It is designed to foster scientific literacy while edu-cating children about protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, and using alternative fuels and technologies.
The goal of ScienceFest is to set the national stand-ard for educating youth of the benefits of protecting our environment, conserving natural resources, and
using alternative en-ergies.
Educators plan a day packed with exciting exhibits, presenta-tions, and hands-on activities all devel-oped to show the im-portance of scientific applications in the environment.
ScienceFest 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
At
Oklahoma State Fair Park
Who should come and why?
Some of the most recent articles:
Healthy Soil - Healthy Water
Bug Collections End With a Bang!
Winter Stormwater Alert!
Are you a teacher or professor and want to learn all
about water quality, water conservation, and water-
sheds so that you can teach your classes? Well,
you're in luck! Blue Thumb is parterning with GRDA,
OSU Extension 4H, Ag in the Classroom, and the
Oklahoma Water Survey to host Riverology 101 this
summer! If you are interested in attending, please
click https://www.grda.com/riverology-101/. Early
bird ends June 30th. More information can be found
on the registration form.
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Saving the intricate fabric of life
… one thread at a time. The WildCare Foundation is a supporting organiza-
tion with the following mission:
“Our mission is to provide people a place to bring
native wildlife struggling to survive with the goal of
releasing healthy individuals back to nature.”
The homepage for the Foundation is:
http://www.wildcareoklahoma.org/
Part of what they do is to publish a quarterly newslet-
ter. The issue is available at the following URL:
The archive is available at this URL:
http://www.wildcareoklahoma.org/index.php?news
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Selenite Digging
at the
“Pink sunrise, white surface, white almost as far as the horizon on the first official day of crystal digging at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Ref-uge. It was a cold Monday morning on the first day of
April and our idea was to catch the very first dig-
ger through the gate and onto this surreal 10,000
acre site, a huge salt flat near Cherokee, Okla-
homa. It’s home to wild birds and a unique crys-
tal that grows just beneath the surface.”
Read the rest of the article at:
https://kfor.com/2019/04/01/the-first-
crystal-digger-of-2019-at-the-salt-plains-
is-none-other-than-selenite-sam/
It’s open again: April 1 -- October 15
A citizen science program, called the
Lost Cricket Project, has been developed to help find new populations of the rare prairie mole cricket in Oklahoma. These recordings will help researchers determine the distribution of the prairie mole cricket throughout the state. Go to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation website to view a video about how to recognize the call of the prairie mole cricket and see the app where you can upload your own recordings to be part of this project. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/…/citizen-
science-progra…
The Lost Cricket Project
Please join us for our annual Baby
Shower! See Page 15 for more info.
Qualified applicants may express interest in this posi-
tion by submitting the following materials by May 30,
2019.
A letter of interest detailing your experience with
publishing, reviewing, and authoring in scientific
journals.
A 500-700-word statement of vision as the Editor-
in-Chief of Forest Science
A completed application for and CV
For more information and an application see the fol-
lowing URL:
https://academic.oup.com/forestscience/pages/
forest_science_editor-in-chief_search
Application Requirements
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https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html?
utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&
utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
This Wetlands Mapper, from the US Fish and
Wildlife Service, was found in the latest Okla-
homa Wetlands Program Bulletin. This Map-
per “integrates digital map data along with
other resource information to produce current
information on the status, extent, characteris-
tics and functions of wetlands, riparian, and
deepwater habi-
tats.” There is a
bit of training
needed to oper-
ate it properly,
but there is a
step=by-step
process with a
manual and a
video to help
you.
Wetlands Mapper
Click
below:
2019 Oklahoma
Travel Guide
Start planning
your Oklahoma
vacation with the 2019 Oklahoma
Travel Guide. This year’s guide con-
tains nearly 200 pages of fascinating
museums, only-in-Oklahoma restaurants, stun-
ning state parks, Route 66 roadside attractions
and more, along with directories of attractions
and lodging. Packaged with the official state
map, it’s the perfect companion for all your Ok-
lahoma adventures.
https://www.travelok.com/brochures
Spring into action this Earth Day and learn how
you can help protect on our planet and its wild-
life, wild places. The Zoo’s Party for the Planet
is a family-fun Earth Day celebration featuring
live entertainment, Keeper Connections, inter-
active scavenger safari for kids, hands-on ac-
tivities and more.
http://www.holidayscalendar.com/
event/world-turtle-day/
How can you celebrate? Wear green clothing,
support your favorite turtle organization, edu-
cate yourself and others by watching documen-
taries (Nova or Nature) about turtles, draw/
paint turtles, or have a turtle-themed party.
Check out this article for more information:
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Please join us
for this unique fundraising event!
Tour the Golden Family
Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education
Center along with the outdoor
WildCare facility.
Visit with the WildCare staff, interns, and
volunteers to learn about wildlife re-
habilitation as you view native Ok-
lahoma wildlife in various
stages of recovery.
Please join us for our annual Baby Shower!
Saturday,
April 27th
2-5 pm
Our largest fundraising event, the annual Baby Shower, is a free event where
donations to support our mission are always
appreciated!
Interested in bringing a gift for our spring patients, but don’t know
what a baby skunk, orphaned squirrel, or infant raccoon would put
on a wish list?
Check out the Foundation newsletter for some ideas.
http://www.wildcareoklahoma.org/useruploads/files/Spring%
202019%20(incl%20updates%203-16-19).pdf
to bring native wildlife struggling to survive with the goal a non-profit 501 (c)3 organization funded solely by tax ex
7601 84th St Noble, OK 73068
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Participating in the OKC Garden Fest is a perfect way
to celebrate spring! Join us for this annual festival of
plants, gardens, and artists. Buy items for your garden
and home, ask the experts your planting questions,
enjoy some family fun activities and grab a yummy
bite to eat. Buy locally grown and made products! The
festival will offer perennials, annuals, native plants,
herbs, produce, florals, succulents, pollinator plants,
wines, and agriculturally-related
crafts. Activities for children will
also be offered and there is no
charge for attending and food trucks
will be on-site.
Vendors (to date):
4C Ag Service
A New Leaf Wood Turning
A1 Pet Emporium
BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center
Central Oklahoma Cactus and Succulent Society
Central Oklahoma Daylily Society
Chaos Cactus
City of OKC Parks and Recreation Dept.
CommonWealth Urban Farms
Confetti Tub Treats
Emerson South High School
Graham’s Jewelry Box
Henry’s Honey Bee Farm
Jenny Cracked Corn
Just Right Alpacas
Karen’s Cottage
Laughing Rabbit Soaps
Lucky Lulu Jewelry
May 11, 2019
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Moonflower Face and Body
Mustang Creek Alpacas
No Grout About It – Mosaics by Kat
Okie Dirt
Oklahoma Contemporary
One World Tuition
Prairie Wind Nursery
Shale Creek Farm
Southern Plant Farm
Snow Tea
Squeeze Every Drop
Sustainable Beekeepers Guild
Tall Grass Prairie Soap
The Goat Farmers Wife
The Lotus Potter
The Zinnia Farmer Seed Company
Tinroof Studios Lampworked Glass and Jewelry
Wild Horse Canyon Farms
Wild Things Nursery
Location
Myriad Botanical Gardens & Crystal Bridge Tropical
Conservatory
301 W. Reno Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Oklahoma City, OK
Phone: (405) 445-7080
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You probably know that Pecos Bill was a cowboy. Did you know that he settled down on a ranch near Fairview OK, back in the days soon after statehood?
Bill loved his cattle and horses, and he did all his own veternary doctoring. Whenever an animal got hurt or sick, he fixed them right up. He loved wild critters too. Whenever he found a broken-wing bird or a jackrabbit with an ear torn on that new-fangled barb wire, he took them in and nursed them along until they were fit to go free and wild again.
One hot day in late spring, he was riding out near the Glass Mountains looking for a stray calf. A little wind was blowing, and he watched while a dust devil spun and spun itself into a whirlwind zig-zagging playful as a pup over the prairie. He saw it was growing into a baby tor-nado! It ripped leaves off of trees, it tore shin-gles off an old shack, and then as he watched, that fool young tornado flung herself against one of the Glass Mountains! She crashed and fell onto the glittering shards of gypsum at the foot of the mesa.
Well of course he felt sorry for her. He lifted that limp and exhausted windbag onto the horse's rump and took her home to one of his corrals.
All the rest of the summer he took care of her. He used an old telegraph pole for a splint. Fed her on tree branches and old barn doors until she was feeling fit and lively again. He even taught her to talk. You can do that, if you catch them young enough...
At last the day came: the geese were flying south. “My dear,” he said, “I think it's time for you to be on your way and rejoin your herd... flock... whatever.”
She objected, “But I can't leave until I've laid my eggs! My babies will need a nice sandy spot to hatch out next spring. Do you know of a place like that around here?”
Now Bill knew that this foolish young tornado had been by herself all summer. But then he thought of his hens, who laid their daily egg whether he had a rooster or not.
He thought. “I know just the place: the Great Salt Plains about 20 miles north of here. Sand for miles.”
So they headed north, he on horseback, she flitting eagerly overhead. Then he watched as she zig-zagged over that huge flat valley, piercing the white salt crust with the tip of her ovipositor dozens, hundreds of times. “Ain't nature wonderful?” he mused.
When she finished, she blew him a kiss – nearly tore his hat off – and headed south for the winter. He never saw her again.
But he worried about those eggs. The next spring and summer he returned to the Salt Plains whenever he could, but he never saw so much as a little dust devil. “Just as I thought,” he said, “those eggs couldn't have been fertile.” Finally, out of curiousity, he brought a shovel and dug down through the salt crust into the damp sand. And that 's where he found the crystals.
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They were flat rectangles, clear as glass but each one marked with a redbrown X pattern that some folks might call an hourglass, but Pecos Bill knew it was really twin tornadoes joined at the tip. Miner-als must have replaced the shell and contents of that tornado's eggs, the way minerals replace dino-saur bones in a fossil.
So now you know how the Great Salt Plains got its famous crystals, which are found nowhere else in the world. Thanks to Pecos Bill.
From The Earthteller,
Fran Stallings
Facts: Gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) forms selenite crystals in other parts of the world, but only in Oklaho-ma's Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge can you find “Hourglass Selenite” with red clay inclu-sions shaped like mirrored tornadoes. They were designated Oklahoma's State Crystal in 2005.
This area was once a shallow sea into which the eroding Rocky Mountains drained for millions of years. As the land lifted and the sea-water dried up, salts and minerals concentrated in the sandy bottom. Winter rains redissolve the minerals but as the sandy flats dry out, the crystals regrow in the sand while a fresh crust of white salt forms on top.
From April 1 to October 15, we can drive out onto marked areas of the salt flats and dig for these unique crystals. Dig gently by hand: they are fragile. But be careful, their edges are sharp enough to cut you! Because they are constantly reforming, we may take up to ten pounds of crystals apiece. But they may not be bought or sold.
Also, we must carefully stay within the designated areas so as not to disturb the nesting sites of many kinds of birds. Remember, this is a wildlife refuge. It's nice to know that our digging helps to feed the birds: brine flies breed in the water-filled holes we leave behind. And some birds nest on the dirt mounds of previous digging sites.
FACT Sources: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/salt_plains/visit/dig.html
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Salt_Plains/about/selenite.html
http://livingthecrystallife.com/digging-the-great-salt-plains/
For another article on selenite
crystals and the Great Salt
Plains National Wildlife Refuge
see Page 12 in this issue of
The EnvironMentor Newsletter.
STORY source: I invented this story to add interest to the selenite crystals I took to Japan last Novem-ber, as gifts for my storytelling colleagues there. The crystals were perfect as unique items from Ok-lahoma, but I worried that their sandy red clay ap-pearance might not appeal to my fastidious Japa-nese friends. However they loved the “tornado egg” story, and were reassured that these fossilized eggs would never hatch in their homes.
Photo from USFWS
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Green Words for All Ages
A Siege of Bitterns (2014) Won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel in 2015
A Pitying of Doves (2015)
A Cast of Falcons (2016)
A Shimmer of Hummingbirds (2017)
A Tiding of Magpies (2018)
As you can see from the poster, Steve
Burrows has a lot of writing to do and we
will have a lot of reading ahead!
Reviews by Sarah Markham
And not to leave the animals out ...
Have you ever wanted to know about what to call a
group of, say, pigs or otters? Pigs travel in a drove, but
otters? What about “how geese fly in a V-shape and
honk to encourage the leaders, and that sometimes
tens of thousand of flamingos meet up in one location.”
You might be able to check this book out of the library.
Chief Inspector Jejeune has the best per-
sonality for both a detective and a birder.
He is observant, quiet, and thoughtful --
personality quirks that frequently drive
those around him a bit crazy. But these
same quirks get results. In the past two
novels, Steve Burrows interleaves more
and more birder trips in the case of A
Shimmer of Hummingbirds around
South America and in A Tiding of Mag-
pies around Norwich in England. As en-
tertaining as the mystery is, these inter-
ludes are a welcome journey.
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10301 South Sunnylane Road
405-814-0006
http://
www.museumofosteology.org/
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
On February 23, 2013 The EnvironMentor
dipped a toe into social media. We made
this decision because, at this time, there
are two to three months between issues of
the Newsletter. During this past gap an im-
portant event had an application deadline of
April 1st so an announcement went out
from Facebook. We won’t bother you with
anything trivial, so …
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QUIKList Oklahoma
Leopold Education Project
http://www.aldoleopold.org/Programs/lep.shtml
Type in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Blue Thumb
http://bluethumbok.com/
Oklahoma Blue Thumb Association
Oklahoma Envirothon
http://www.oklaenvirothon.org/
Oklahoma Green Schools
http://www.okgreenschools.org/
Oklahoma Master Naturalists
https://okmasternaturalist.wixsite.com/website
Oklahoma Native Plant Society
http://oknativeplants.org/
Oklahoma Recycling Association (OKRA)
http://www.recycleok.org/okra/
As with all hyperlinks in The EnvironMentor
Newsletter, these are clickable.
Do you know an environmental group in Okla-
homa that should be listed. Send that infor-
mation to:
Project Learning Tree (PLT)
http://www.plt.org/
http://www.forestry.ok.gov/project-learning-tree
Project WET
(Water Education for Teachers)
http://www.bluethumbok.com/project-wet.html
Project WILD
http://www.projectwild.org/
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