"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir
OKLAHOMA MASTER NATURALISTS
Who We Are
Keep in Touch with Nature
Mission Statement
To educate and develop a dedicated volunteer force that provides education, outreach, and service for the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas in the state of Oklahoma.
Goals
To create a dependable state-wide Master Naturalist network which will:
Improve public understanding of natural resource and management conservation.
Enhance existing natural resource education and outreach activities.
Develop a strong citizen scientist network.
Certification
To earn Master Naturalist certification, you must:
Complete the five workshops
Thirty hours of volunteer service.
Sixteen hours of advanced training.
To maintain Certification each year:
Twenty volunteer service hours.
Sixteen hours advanced training.
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
Aldo Leopold
Introduction to Ecology Workshop
Urban Ecology Workshop
Aquatics and Wetland Ecosystems Workshop
Prairie Ecology Workshop
Forestry Ecology
Room 019, Ag Hall South, 164 N. Monroe Street,
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater OK
Course Instructor is Dr. Craig McKinley
Dr. McKinley is an Emeritus Faculty/Extension Forester for the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University
Members: Free
Non-Members: $20.00 for all workshops except the Intro $10.00.
Bring food for potluck or your own lunch.
OMN will supply drinks and packaged snacks
Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Oklahoma Geological Society
Oklahoma Ecology Project on Medium
Oklahoma State University Environmental and Natural Resources
Outdoor Oklahoma
Wildlife Department Offers Monarch Watch
The OK Wildlife Diversity Program hosts the annual Monarch Watch event at Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area and Center. Management at Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area encourages the growth of the native annual sunflower that produces seeds enjoyed by migrating doves and, because the bloom period continues into the fall, is a primary nectar source for southbound Monarch butterflies. The Monarch Watch Event is a participant in the North American Monarch Watch Tagging Program, a large-scale citizen science project that was initiated to help understand the dynamics of the monarch's spectacular fall migration through mark and recapture. During past years, tags from Monarchs tagged at Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area have been recovered in two different overwintering areas in Mexico. Please, no pets. There is no fee but reservations are required. An email confirmation will include more detailed information with directions to the Hackberry Flat Center.
Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area offers 7,120 acres of wildlife recreational opportunities. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, along with many conservation-minded partners, restored this legendary wetland, creating a vast mosaic of wetland habitats for prairie waterfowl, shorebirds and other wetland-dependent birds. Upland areas of native sunflowers and cultivated fields interspersed with mesquite have become one of the state’s premier dove-hunting destinations.
Our Projects
Programming and community engagement are at the core of our strategy. We invest heavily in supporting the development of integrated solutions and delivering reliable tools to those who need them most. Discover more about our innovative campaigns below and get in touch to stay up to date regarding our latest efforts.