Join us for a Pollinator-Packed Celebration! |
🌼 Purchase native plants from All Tomorrow's Prairies, get your face painted with a pollinator themed design by Brigid Fantasy Faces, and enjoy the game room with pool tables, darts, and shuffleboard—fun for all ages!
🦋 Sip on the returning Save the Monarchs Pollinator Pilsner, get free milkweed seeds and plant lists from Okies for Monarchs, and snag limited-edition monarch merch from Anthem Brewing (proceeds benefit the Oklahoma Monarch Society).
🚫 We’ll also have a limited supply of "Mosquito-Be-Gone" buckets and "Mosquito Spraying Kills Pollinators" yard signs available. 🦟
McNellie's Public House 409 E 1st St, Tulsa, OK 74120 Sunday, August 17th, 1 - 4 PM
🍻🦋 Every pint, plant, and purchase supports pollinators! 🦋🍻 |
Growing Gardens and Connecting Communities |
First-of-its-kind Wildlife Habitat Grant Creates 761,906 Square Feet of New Habitat in Central Oklahoma |
The demand for native habitat projects was made clear this year: the Wildlife Habitat Grant program received 216 applications spanning residential, commercial, public, and farm sites. In the end, 33 projects were funded, resulting in the creation of 761,905 square feet of new habitat and the planting of 3,809 native plants. And the impact doesn’t stop there.
“Through this project, we’ve met so many neighbors!” said Matt Cronin and Chris Patton of Oklahoma City. “Some walk over to check it out, others drive by just to see the progress. We’re noticing genuine curiosity and intrigue. People are excited to ask questions and learn about our practices—and are also excited to come hang out in the gardens once our pathways are completed.”
In the end, the Wildlife Habitat Grant program has proven that creating habitat is about more than planting seeds—it's about planting the roots of connection, stewardship, and hope for a healthier, more vibrant future.
The Wildlife Habitat Grant program was a collaborative effort by the Oklahoma Association of Conservation District’s Yard by Yard program and Oklahoma Monarch Society’s Okies for Monarchs program and funding for this program was generously provided by the Kirkpatrick Foundation |
Get Ready, Get Set — Plant! |
🍂 Fall is on the way—and it’s the perfect time to plant! Fall planting takes advantage of warm soil and cooler air to give your new plants the best start. With fewer weeds competing and ideal conditions for root growth, your native plants can settle in comfortably before winter arrives. Get ready for a thriving, low-stress planting season!
🐝 Plus, fall bloomers like goldenrods and asters keep your garden buzzing with bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. If you haven’t already, there’s still time to plant — just in time for migrating monarchs to swing through and fuel up for their long journey south. BONUS! Our regional plant lists are sorted by bloom time.
Get growing — your garden’s about to become the hottest stop on the migration map! |
Back to School with Pollinators! |
Educators! Bring conservation to your classroom with Milkweed in the Classroom, a turn-key habitat education program from Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. This hands-on program provides everything educators need to grow native plants indoors—including seeds, soil, containers, and a grow light—plus online training and standards-based curriculum. Students gain real-world science experience while helping pollinators and learning the value of wildlife habitat and conservation.
📆 Milkweed in the Classroom Application Period September 1 - October 31
For more information on Milkweed in the Classroom and to explore additional free educational resources—including the World Wildlife Fund Monarch Toolkit and materials from Monarch Joint Venture—check out the link below.
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Show Your Pollinator Pride! |
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Upcoming Events The events below are from our statewide community calendar.
July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2026 Statewide Along Route 66
Now - September 8th OKC
August 13, 5 - 6:30 pm Literati Press, OKC
August 17, 1 - 4 pm James E. McNellie's Public House, DowntownTulsa
August 22, 8:30 - 10 pm Martin Park Nature Center, OKC
August 23, 10 am - 12 pm St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, Tulsa
August 27, 1 - 2:30 pm Webinar
August 28, 6:30 - 8 pm Tulsa Garden Center at Woodward Park, Tulsa
August 30, 10 - 11 am Myriad Botanical Gardens, OKC
September 6, 10 am - 2 pm Ray Harral Nature Center, Broken Arrow
September 9, 4 - 6 pm Ray Harral Nature Center, Broken Arrow
September 13, 9 am - 1 pm Deep Fork WMA, Edmond
September 13, 10 - 5 pm Chickasaw Cultural Center
September 13, 11 am - 12 pm CommonWealth Urban Farms, OKC
September 20, 9 am - 1 pm Chandler Park, Tulsa
September 27, 9 am - 12 pm Mollie Spencer Farm, Yukon
September 28, 11 am - 4 pm Legacy Park, Norman |
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Help plant the path for pollinators! |
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