🧡 We are overflowing with gratitude! Thanks to your generosity—and the Oklahoma City Zoo & Botanical Garden’s amazing $10,000 matching contributionwe raised $27,370 to protect Oklahoma’s native plants and pollinators, with $17,370 raised by our community alone. 

📕 A special thank-you to landscape architects Connie Scothorn and Brian Patric of CLS and Associates, LLC for letting us feature their book, Oklahoma Native Plants for People and Pollinators, as part of this fundraiser. 

🤝 This is what community looks like. This is what hope looks like. Thank you for helping us make a difference! 💪

The first in the series, Community to Conservation, kicks off on January 27 at 1:00 PM CT and will highlight how participatory science is closing knowledge gaps and driving conservation.

This free monthly series is a unique opportunity to ask questions, learn from leaders across multiple fields, and discover how you can take action to protect these iconic species. Registered participants receive access to recordings, resources, and the full webinar archive. 

*While attendance is free, donations to support MJV’s conservation work are greatly appreciated and can be made during registration.

Since 2015, Monarch Watch and their partner nurseries have been providing 

🥕 Healthy habits formed in childhood often last a lifetime. School gardens offer a unique, hands-on way for students to learn about nutrition, physical activity, and the benefits of fresh, healthy foods. From planting seeds to harvesting vegetables, gardens provide opportunities for active learning and help foster lifelong healthy choices.💪

🪏 The TSET Healthy Incentive Grant for Schools supports initiatives like school gardens, as well as policies and programs that promote healthy, tobacco-free learning environments. This funding can help your school create spaces where students grow, learn, and thrive—both in the garden and beyond.

Our online merch store is closing, and this is your last chance to grab Monarch merchandise. We have a final inventory of 36 color-changing glasses, 11 pairs of socks, 8 fanny packs and 5 kaleidoscope bandanas. 

January 18, 9 am - 11 am

Tulsa Garden Center at Woodward Park, Tulsa

January 21, 6 pm - 7 pm

Wild Ones, Webinar

January 23, 2 pm - 3 pm

Bennett Event Center, OKC 

January 24, 4 - 5 pm

Bennett Event Center, OKC

January 27, 1 pm - 2 pm

Monarch Joint Venture, Webinar

January 28 - March 16

Metropolitan Library Downtown, OKC

January 28, 4 pm - 5 pm

Missouri Prairie Foundation, Webinar

January 31, 7:45 am - 12:30 pm

Gordon Cooper Technology Center, Shawnee

January 31, 9 am - 12 pm

Arcadia Lake, Edmond

January 31, 10 am - 1 pm

Metropolitan Library Downtown, OKC

January 31, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Metropolitan Library Downtown, OKC

January 31, 9 am - 11 am

Wilson Elementary School Garden, OKC 

February 5 - February 6

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond

February 5th, 9:30 am - 4 pm

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Winter Workshop Series

Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow

February 10, 1 - 2:30 pm

Monarch Joint Venture, Webinar

February 21, 10 am - 11 am

Metropolitan Library Downtown, OKC

February 24, 9 am - 3:30 pm 

Glenpool Conference Center, Glenpool