monarchs

Look for Oklahoma beauties on mild winter days

November 23, 2022

Visions of winter wonderlands occupy thoughts as the holidays approach, but Oklahoma’s winter days which range from bitter to balmy can reveal different winter beauties—butterflies and moths.

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Butterfly biker hits the road for research

October 2, 2022

Teaching local women to monitor monarch “streams” could help scientists understand more about the stresses monarchs face while overwintering.

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Monarch, sturgeon hit international endangered species list

July 21, 2022

Two local wildlife species hit an international list of threatened and endangered species Thursday.

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Monarch migration off to a shaky start

April 22, 2022

‘Egg dumping’ is a sign of too little milkweed available due to cool weather By KELLY BOSTIANFor the CCOF Migrating monarch butterflies are dumping on Oklahoma these days. They’re not being critical, just doing something a little worrisome. This happens to some degree every year but some years are worse than others. Lingering cold and…

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Monarchs on The Mountain a four-day event in 2021

September 16, 2021

Organizers plan around Covid, offer outdoors activities around Tulsa By KELLY BOSTIANFor the CCOF Monarchs on The Mountain organizers figured out how to offer more with less for the 2021 Tulsa-area festival by adding days and variety to what typically is a one-day shindig at Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness. A scaled-down Festival and Plant Sale…

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