Remnant Prairie BioBlitz

Saturday October 11

12:00 PM  –  4:00 PM

 

Join us for a BioBlitz at the Remnant Prairie at the Choctaw Cultural Center! The Historic Preservation Department, in partnership with the Oklahoma Biological Survey, Okies for Monarchs, and the Choctaw Cultural Center will be hosting a BioBlitz that will include guided walks through the prairie with biologists and cultural people to see and learn about prairie species that have deep importance in Choctaw culture as well as Oklahoma ecology.
 
This event is free and open to the public. 

12:00 – Introductions
12:30 – First session starts
1:30 – Second session starts
2:30 – Final session starts
3:30 – Wrap up event

• Presentations
“Why is Oklahoma so Important for Monarchs?”
“What to Plant and How to Build?” 
"Milkweed Myths and MythBusters.”

• Vendor Activities Okies for Monarchs
 OG&E
 Oklahoma Native Plant Society
 Oklahoma State Parks
 Oklahoma Native Plant Network
 Johnston Seed
 Quail Forever
 Sanctuary Gardens (Plant Vendor)
 Mann's Greenhouses Inc. (Plant Vendor)
 Oklahoma Biological Survey
 Choctaw Cultural Center

• Field Botany A ~ Led by Amy Buthod with the Oklahoma Biological Survey
• Cultural Significance of the Prairie ~ Led by Ian Thompson with the Choctaw Cultural Center
• Ecological Walk ~ Led by Priscilla Crawford with the Oklahoma Biological Survey
• Field Botany B ~ Led by Abby Moore with the Oklahoma Biological Survey