Celebrate Earth Month

Photo from Facebook Vol. 7, No. 5. The Internet Site for Environmental Information in Oklahoma April 2019 - May 2019

The Vigil for Earth will be held Enjoy a pleasant evening commemorating Earth Day at the Heart in each Monday through April, from the Park Labyrinth at Centennial Park in downtown Tonkawa. 12:15 to 12:30 p.m., at the same This family-friendly celebration promises a myriad of activities includ- location, across from Penn Square ing live music, food vendors, kid’s crafts and an art exhibition. This Mall, sponsored by The Peace Earth Day celebration will be capstoned by two exciting events including a pet fashion show, Deck the Dog and the Trashion Fashion, House in Oklahoma City For more information: recycled/reusable fashion exhibition. and endorsed by OCC’s https://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.23843/event.22403 Environmental Committee.

The Tulsa’s Earth Day Festival will Reaves Park be held on Saturday, April 20, Norman, Sunday sponsored by the Tulsa Earth Coa- April 28, 2019 lition and Oklahoma Sierra Club. Featured speaker will be Michael See Poster on Page 7. Brune, National Executive Director of Sierra Club, the nation’s largest environmental organization. On Monday, April 22, an Earth The free Tulsa Earth Day event will Day Parade and Student Festi- take place at val are planned from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Tulsa on the OU South Oval. For a Arts District in Tulsa on Sunday, April 22 from complete OU Earth Month events, noon to 9:30 p.m. visit the website. http://ou.edu/ cas/earthmonthatou. or see Page 8. Join Sequoyah State Park (Hulbert, OK) on Earth Day (April 20, 2019 11:00 AM-1:00 PM) to help keep the park beautiful and enjoyable for all.

Pick up trash while exploring the great outdoors -- hike, walk along roadways and explore camping loops.

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Celebrate Earth Month in Oklahoma! Cover This bird was probably just passing Editorial Page 2 through on its way north. It likes to mi- Not an Endorsement, but ... 2 grate at night which may be a clue to its Quiz!! Quiz!! Quiz!! 2 name. Golden Algae and Fish Kills 3 OK City Zoo Supports Turtle Research in Belize 3 Virtual Spring BioBlitz! In Oklahoma 4 Mushroom Identification 4 Pollinator Backyard Activity Guide 5 Oklahoma Gardening’s School Garden Contest 5 Do Your Part(y) For the Planet 6 Earth Day in Reaves Park Norman 7 Earth Month @ OU 2019 8 Red Slough Birding Convention 9 Conserve Water With a Rain Barrel 10 Citizen Science Day 2019 10 OKC Waterway Cleanup Event! 10 For more information and a treat, find the ScienceFest 2019 11 answer to this quiz on Page 9. Blue Thumb Newsletters 11 Riverology 101 11 Selenite at the Salt Plains 12 Wildcare Foundation 12 An environmental education newsletter for The Lost Cricket Project 12 the citizens of Oklahoma sponsored by the Department of Biology at Oklahoma City Forest Science Needs New Editor 12 University. Items appearing in this newslet- Party For the Planet 13 ter do not necessarily reflect the opinions or endorsement of the sponsoring organization. World Turtle Day 2019 13 Oklahoma 2019 Travel Guide 13 Editor: Beth Landon [email protected] Wetlands Mapper 13 Grazing Management for Healthy Soil - Healthy Food 14 Please send any submissions to The EnvironMentor Newsletter WildCare Baby Shower 15 or The Calendar to: OKC Garden Fest 16 [email protected]

A Pecos Bill Tall Tale 17-18 Published bimonthly each year. Green Words for All Ages 19 The next deadline is May 20, 2019.

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From the Department of Wildlife Conservation: “Golden algae is a microbial organism often associated with fish kills. But even when golden algae blooms aren’t large enough to cause major fish die offs, they can still negatively impact the amount of zooplankton available for fish to eat. Golden algae were first rec- orded in Oklahoma’s Red River in 2001 and the Canadian River in 2003.”

Read about Golden Algae 1 micrometer (um) = 0.001 millimeter (mm) on the ODWC website:

https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/ fishing/ans/golden-alga

There is even more information on the Texas Parks and Wildlife website:

https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/ (Prymnesium parvum) environconcerns/hab/ga/

The Oklahoma City Zoo is Supporting a Turtle Research Project in Belize

“Elyse [Ellsworth] is capturing wild hicatee and placing radio- transmitters on them to track their movements. … Ellsworth’s project focuses on a spatial ecology study and assessment of the Hicatee Conservation and Research Cen- ter (HCRC) captive breeding and hatchling head-start program in From BFREE this is the Central American River two major watersheds in Belize.” Turtle (Dermatemys mawii aka Hicatee). For more information about the Hicatee from the Belize Foundation for Research To read the entire article click on the URL below: and Environmental Education https://www.okczoo.org/blog/posts/conservation-update- click on the URL below: field-report-from-okc-zoo-supported-turtle-research-project- in-belize?fbclid=IwAR2FXngCGKrg1XUQ64N- http://www.bfreebz.org/hcrc/ tSSe_HswvJ_bfondskT48nVJOFLoUSiUgDKxQHw why-save-the-hicatee/

South Central United States Mushroom Identification

We encourage posts from anyone in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. *Anyone outside of those states please make sure you note where you found your speci- Locating and identifying Oklahoma's plant and men. animal life with four weeks of fun challenges. (This is group knowledge

Project requirements your questions are not just for admins mushroom identification is up to the whole Observations in this project must meet the fol- group.) lowing criteria: For the identification of all mushrooms com- Taxa All Taxa mon and rare, edible and poisonous. Everyone Location Oklahoma, US who is interested In learning or teaching about Users Any mushrooms, so that everyone who wants ac- Quality Grade Research Grade cess to the information can have it. Take pic- Needs ID tures, post them, then we can all have a nice Casual time learning about them. Media Type Any Learn proper etiquette to identify, harvest, eat, Dates April 1 to May 1 preserve, and propagate mushrooms, and much more! Establishment Any This is meant for mushrooms only, and has no For more information and to upload your ob- room for disrespect, so please be respectful servations, click on the URL below: constantly. https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/spring-virtual- I bid you good mushroom hunting!! bioblitz-ok-2019?tab=about

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Lots of cool info! The map also gives the latitude and longitude of Oklahoma.

https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ cropmap/oklahoma/default.html

Oklahoma CropMAP A New Crop Information System for Oklahoma 4

Pollinator Backyard Activity Guide Check out this and other activity guides at : https://www.neefusa.org/resource/pollinator-backyard- activity-guide?fbclid=IwAR12LNuqAI9r7oyB90pE6TQNupc4rr-KQ7_nnmrV_w_F4z9bijSd-QNDcBo

Oklahoma Gardening’s School Garden Contest

Oklahoma Gardening is here to announce our School Garden Contest! We want to see kids learning about gardening. So if you've attended a contest in the past or if your child is involved in a school garden, we would love for you to come check this out! SUBMIT Information by MAY 24

Tell us: how many students are attending what type of plants you'd be showcasing the age group some photos of the project.

You can submit by emailing us: [email protected] or through facebook messages. https://www.facebook.com/Oklahoma-School-Garden-Network- 244190922270770/

2019 Schedule of Events

Saturday May 4th Registration - 5:30 p.m.-6:30pm Dr Walt Frey-Welcome and Introductions- 6:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

Keynote Speaker - Dr. John Abbott- 6:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. "The Wonders of Southern Africa and Madagascar "

Sunday May 5th Red Slough Tour 6:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Monday May 6th Little River NWR Tour 6:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Red Slough Tour 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Lunch on your own 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Little River NWR Tour 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Dragonfly Tour Red Slough 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. MCWA Tour 6:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Wildflower Tour 1:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Lunch on your own 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Champion Tree Tour to LRNWR 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Dragonfly Tour Red Slough 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Dinner on your own time 5:00 p.m.- 6:30p.m. Wildflower Tour 1:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Champion Tree Tour to LRNWR 1:30 p.m.-5:00 Speaker- Dr. Chris Butler p.m. "Working on the Rail Road: Yellow and Black Rail Dinner on us in the Red River Museum Ecology" 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m Keynote Speaker - Dr. John Abbott - 7:45 p.m. - 8:45pm For information and to register: "The Marvels of Insect Flight” http://www.redsloughconvention.com/ Tuesday May 7th For an exhaustive list of birds you may find at Red Red Slough Tour 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Slough, click on: MCWA Tour 6:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. http://visitmccurtaincounty.com/parks/forests- wetlands/red-slough/

Answer to Quiz! Quiz! Quiz! Click on the hyper- link below to hear Songs and Calls the quiz bird: song #1 Series of clear, musical phrases, each on song #2 a different pitch, consisting of a piping in- song #3 troductory note and a reedy tremolo. Call churt & veee calls note a low tuck. way calls #1 way calls #2 juvenile call Audio © Lang Elliott, Bob McGuire, Kevin Colver, Martyn Stewart and others. For more information click below: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/hermit-thrush 9

Conserve water, help your garden by ordering a discounted rain barrel by May 8

“The City of Oklahoma City and the Central Ok- lahoma Storm Water Alliance (COSWA) are of- fering discounted rain barrels for sale to encourage residents to conserve water and reduce pol- lution. All organizations interested in citizen You can buy the discounted rain barrels online science, including museums, aquariums, at www.upcycle-products.com for $63.50 each. nature centers, governmental agencies, Click on “order forms” on the right side of the page and choose “Oklahoma Municipal Pro- universities, parks departments, and gram.” more, are invited to participate in the annual Citizen Science Day. The deadline to order is May 8.”

What Is ScienceFest?

ScienceFest is a day of interactive activities with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) as they relate to environmental conservation and alternative energies.

It is designed to foster scientific literacy while edu- Who should come and why? cating children about protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, and using alternative 4th and 5th grade students statewide are invited to fuels and technologies. participate in this annual event. The goal of ScienceFest is to set the national stand- The event provides the opportunity for children to not ard for educating youth of the benefits of protecting only be exposed to, but become involved in, the sci- our environment, conserving natural resources, and ences in a new and different setting = using alternative en- FUN!! ergies.

The stations use basic geology, biolo- ScienceFest 2019 gy, physical sciences, health and en- Educators plan a day vironmental sciences to demonstrate Thursday, May 2, 2019 packed with exciting how science impacts our everyday exhibits, presenta- life. This teaching technique enhanc- At tions, and hands-on es their curiosity for science and can activities all devel- also encourage better citizenship and Oklahoma State Fair Park oped to show the im- stewardship of our environment. portance of scientific applications in the ScienceFest is a positive contribution to the environ- environment. mental education of Oklahoma’s students. Monthly Blue Thumb

Newsletters If you would like to be added to our list and receive our monthly newsletter, email us and let us know at Are you a teacher or professor and want to learn all [email protected] about water quality, water conservation, and watersheds so that you can teach your classes? Well, Some of the most recent articles: you're in luck! Blue Thumb is parterning with GRDA, OSU Extension 4H, Ag in the Classroom, and the  Healthy Soil - Healthy Water Oklahoma Water Survey to host Riverology 101 this  Bug Collections End With a Bang! summer! If you are interested in attending, please click https://www.grda.com/riverology-101/. Early  Winter Stormwater Alert! bird ends June 30th. More information can be found on the registration form. 11

Selenite Digging

at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Saving the intricate fabric of life It’s open again: April 1 -- October 15 … one thread at a time. “Pink sunrise, white surface, white almost as far The WildCare Foundation is a supporting organiza- as the horizon on the first official day of crystal tion with the following mission: digging at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Ref- “Our mission is to provide people a place to bring uge. native wildlife struggling to survive with the goal of

releasing healthy individuals back to nature.” It was a cold Monday morning on the first day of The homepage for the Foundation is: April and our idea was to catch the very first dig- http://www.wildcareoklahoma.org/ ger through the gate and onto this surreal 10,000 Part of what they do is to publish a quarterly newslet- acre site, a huge salt flat near Cherokee, Okla- ter. The issue is available at the following URL: homa. It’s home to wild birds and a unique crys- The archive is available at this URL: tal that grows just beneath the surface.” http://www.wildcareoklahoma.org/index.php?news Read the rest of the article at: https://kfor.com/2019/04/01/the-first- Please join us for our annual Baby crystal-digger-of-2019-at-the-salt-plains- Shower! See Page 15 for more info. is-none-other-than-selenite-sam/

The Lost Cricket Project Application Requirements A citizen science program, called the Lost Cricket Project, has been developed to Qualified applicants may express interest in this posi- help find new populations of the rare prairie tion by submitting the following materials by May 30, mole cricket in Oklahoma. These recordings 2019. will help researchers determine the distribution  A letter of interest detailing your experience with of the prairie mole cricket throughout the state. publishing, reviewing, and authoring in scientific Go to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife journals. Conservation website to view a video about  A 500-700-word statement of vision as the Editor- how to recognize the call of the prairie mole in-Chief of Forest Science cricket and see the app where you can upload  A completed application for and CV your own recordings to be part of this project. For more information and an application see the fol-

lowing URL: https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/…/citizen- https://academic.oup.com/forestscience/pages/ science-progra… forest_science_editor-in-chief_search 12

How can you celebrate? Wear green clothing, support your favorite turtle organization, edu- cate yourself and others by watching documen- taries (Nova or Nature) about turtles, draw/ paint turtles, or have a turtle-themed party. Check out this article for more information: http://www.holidayscalendar.com/ event/world-turtle-day/ Spring into action this Earth Day and learn how you can help protect on our planet and its wildlife, wild places. The Zoo’s Party for the Planet is a family-fun Earth Day celebration featuring live entertainment, Keeper Connections, interactive scavenger safari for kids, hands-on activities and more.

This Wetlands Mapper, from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, was found in the latest Okla- homa Wetlands Program Bulletin. This Map- per “integrates digital map data along with other resource information to produce current information on the status, extent, characteris- 2019 Oklahoma tics and functions of wetlands, riparian, and Travel Guide deepwater habi- tats.” There is a Start planning bit of training your Oklahoma needed to oper- vacation with the 2019 Oklahoma ate it properly, Travel Guide. This year’s guide con- Wetlands Mapper but there is a tains nearly 200 pages of fascinating step=by-step museums, only-in-Oklahoma restaurants, stun- process with a Click ning state parks, Route 66 roadside attractions manual and a below: and more, along with directories of attractions video to help and lodging. Packaged with the official state you. map, it’s the perfect companion for all your Ok- lahoma adventures. https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html? utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=& https://www.travelok.com/brochures utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

Please join us for our annual Baby Shower!

Please join us for this unique fundraising event! Tour the Golden Family Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center along with the outdoor WildCare facility. Visit with the WildCare staff, interns, and Saturday, volunteers to learn about wildlife rehabilitation as you view native Ok- April 27th lahoma wildlife in various stages of recovery. 2-5 pm

Our largest fundraising event, the annual Baby Shower, is a free event where donations to support our mission are always appreciated! Interested in bringing a gift for our spring patients, but don’t know what a baby skunk, orphaned squirrel, or infant raccoon would put on a wish list? Check out the Foundation newsletter for some ideas. http://www.wildcareoklahoma.org/useruploads/files/Spring% 202019%20(incl%20updates%203-16-19).pdf

to bring native wildlife struggling to survive with the goal a non-profit 501 (c)3 organization funded solely by tax ex 7601 84th St Noble, OK 73068 15

May 11, 2019 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Vendors (to date): Participating in the OKC Garden Fest is a perfect way

4C Ag Service to celebrate spring! Join us for this annual festival of A New Leaf Wood Turning plants, gardens, and artists. Buy items for your garden A1 Pet Emporium and home, ask the experts your planting questions, BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center Central Oklahoma Cactus and Succulent Society enjoy some family fun activities and grab a yummy Central Oklahoma Daylily Society bite to eat. Buy locally grown and made products! The Chaos Cactus festival will offer perennials, annuals, native plants, City of OKC Parks and Recreation Dept. CommonWealth Urban Farms herbs, produce, florals, succulents, pollinator plants, Confetti Tub Treats wines, and agriculturally-related Emerson South High School crafts. Activities for children will Graham’s Jewelry Box Henry’s Honey Bee Farm also be offered and there is no Jenny Cracked Corn charge for attending and food trucks Just Right Alpacas Karen’s Cottage will be on-site. Laughing Rabbit Soaps Lucky Lulu Jewelry Moonflower Face and Body Mustang Creek Alpacas No Grout About It – Mosaics by Kat Okie Dirt Oklahoma Contemporary One World Tuition Prairie Wind Nursery Location Shale Creek Farm Southern Plant Farm Myriad Botanical Gardens & Crystal Bridge Tropical Snow Tea Conservatory Squeeze Every Drop 301 W. Reno Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Sustainable Beekeepers Guild Tall Grass Prairie Soap Oklahoma City, OK The Goat Farmers Wife Phone: (405) 445-7080 The Lotus Potter The Zinnia Farmer Seed Company Tinroof Studios Lampworked Glass and Jewelry Wild Horse Canyon Farms Wild Things Nursery

You probably know that Pecos Bill was a cowboy. Did you know that he settled down on a ranch near Fairview OK, back in the days soon after statehood?

Bill loved his cattle and horses, and he did all his own veternary doctoring. Whenever an animal got hurt or sick, he fixed them right up. He loved wild critters too. Whenever he found a broken-wing bird or a jackrabbit with an ear torn on that new-fangled barb wire, he took them in and nursed them along until they were A Pecos Bill fit to go free and wild again. One hot day in late spring, he was riding T out near the Glass Mountains looking for a stray calf. A little wind was blowing, and he watched A while a dust devil spun and spun itself into a whirlwind zig-zagging playful as a pup over the prairie. He saw it was growing into a baby tor- L nado! It ripped leaves off of trees, it tore shin- gles off an old shack, and then as he watched, L that fool young tornado flung herself against one of the Glass Mountains! She crashed and fell onto the glittering shards of gypsum at the Tale foot of the mesa.

Well of course he felt sorry for her. He lifted that limp and exhausted windbag onto the horse's rump and took her home to one of his corrals. All the rest of the summer he took care of her. He used an old telegraph pole for a splint. Fed her on tree branches and old barn doors until she was feeling fit and lively again. He even taught her to talk. You can do that, if you catch them young enough... At last the day came: the geese were flying south. “My dear,” he said, “I think it's time for you to be on your way and rejoin your herd... flock... whatever.” She objected, “But I can't leave until I've laid my eggs! My babies will need a nice sandy spot to hatch out next spring. Do you know of a place like that around here?” Now Bill knew that this foolish young tornado had been by herself all summer. But then he thought of his hens, who laid their daily egg whether he had a rooster or not. He thought. “I know just the place: the Great Salt Plains about 20 miles north of here. Sand for miles.” So they headed north, he on horseback, she flitting eagerly overhead. Then he watched as she zig-zagged over that huge flat valley, piercing the white salt crust with the tip of her ovipositor dozens, hundreds of times. “Ain't nature wonderful?” he mused. When she finished, she blew him a kiss – nearly tore his hat off – and headed south for the winter. He never saw her again. But he worried about those eggs. The next spring and summer he returned to the Salt Plains whenever he could, but he never saw so much as a little dust devil. “Just as I thought,” he said, “those eggs couldn't have been fertile.” Finally, out of curiousity, he brought a shovel and dug down through the salt crust into the damp sand. And that 's where he found the crystals. (Continued on Page ) 17

(Continued from Page ) They were flat rectangles, clear as glass but each one marked with a redbrown X pattern that some folks might call an hourglass, but Pecos Bill knew it was really twin tornadoes joined at the tip. Miner- als must have replaced the shell and contents of that tornado's eggs, the way minerals replace dino- saur bones in a fossil. So now you know how the Great Salt Plains got its famous crystals, which are found nowhere else in the world. Thanks to Pecos Bill. From The Earthteller,

STORY source: I invented this story to add interest Fran Stallings to the selenite crystals I took to Japan last Novem- ber, as gifts for my storytelling colleagues there. The crystals were perfect as unique items from Ok- lahoma, but I worried that their sandy red clay ap- pearance might not appeal to my fastidious Japa- nese friends. However they loved the “tornado egg” story, and were reassured that these fossilized eggs would never hatch in their homes. Facts: Gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) forms selenite crystals in other parts of the world, but only in Oklaho- ma's Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge can you find “Hourglass Selenite” with red clay inclu- sions shaped like mirrored tornadoes. They were designated Oklahoma's State Crystal in 2005. This area was once a shallow sea into which the eroding Rocky Mountains drained for millions of For another article on selenite years. As the land lifted and the sea- crystals and the Great Salt water dried up, salts and minerals Plains National Wildlife Refuge concentrated in the sandy bottom. see Page 12 in this issue of Winter rains redissolve the minerals The EnvironMentor Newsletter. but as the sandy flats dry out, the crystals regrow in the sand while a fresh crust of white salt forms on top. Photo from USFWS From April 1 to October 15, we can drive out onto marked areas of the salt flats and dig for these unique crystals. Dig gently by hand: they are fragile. But be careful, their edges are sharp enough to cut you! Because they are constantly reforming, we may take up to ten pounds of crystals apiece. But they may not be bought or sold. Also, we must carefully stay within the designated areas so as not to disturb the nesting sites of many kinds of birds. Remember, this is a wildlife refuge. It's nice to know that our digging helps to feed the birds: brine flies breed in the water-filled holes we leave behind. And some birds nest on the dirt mounds of previous digging sites.

FACT Sources: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/salt_plains/visit/dig.html

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Salt_Plains/about/selenite.html

http://livingthecrystallife.com/digging-the-great-salt-plains/

Green Words for All Ages

Chief Inspector Jejeune has the best personality for both a detective and a birder. He is observant, quiet, and thoughtful -- personality quirks that frequently drive those around him a bit crazy. But these same quirks get results. In the past two novels, Steve Burrows interleaves more and more birder trips in the case of A Shimmer of Hummingbirds around South America and in A Tiding of Mag- pies around Norwich in England. As en- tertaining as the mystery is, these inter- ludes are a welcome journey.

 A Siege of Bitterns (2014) Won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel in 2015  A Pitying of Doves (2015)  A Cast of Falcons (2016)  A Shimmer of Hummingbirds (2017)  A Tiding of Magpies (2018)

As you can see from the poster, Steve Burrows has a lot of writing to do and we will have a lot of reading ahead! Reviews by Sarah Markham

And not to leave the animals out ...

Have you ever wanted to know about what to call a group of, say, pigs or otters? Pigs travel in a drove, but otters? What about “how geese fly in a V-shape and honk to encourage the leaders, and that sometimes tens of thousand of flamingos meet up in one location.” You might be able to check this book out of the library.

On February 23, 2013 The EnvironMentor dipped a toe into social media. We made this decision because, at this time, there are two to three months between issues of the Newsletter. During this past gap an im- portant event had an application deadline of April 1st so an announcement went out from Facebook. We won’t bother you with anything trivial, so … “Like” The Environmentor on Facebook!!

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