Volunteer Projects
Arcadia Lake Bird Survey
Project Date: Saturday, February 27th beginning at 8:00a.m. Weather Permitting.
We’re planning another Arcadia Lake Bird Survey on Saturday February 27th. Meet at the gate at 8 a.m., weather permitting. The survey takes about 2 hours. Please e-mail or call Gail Panza if you would like to go so we’ll know to wait for you.
Contact information:
(e-mail) panza@att.net
(home) 844-7659
(cell) 317-1911
Edmond Arbor Day
Project Date: Saturday, March 27th
The MNs have been asked to help with kids activities at the Edmond Arbor Day event March 27th. Contact Christina if you are interested in volunteering all or half a day. This year the event will be at Mitch Park and organizers are hoping for a bigger and better event.
Christina Stallings Roberson
Email Christina.Stallings@oda.state.ok.us
405-522-6158
work cell # 405-227-8858
11th Annual Kids For Kindness Festival – Norman
Project Date: Sunday, April 18th, 12 noon – 6:00 p.m.
We have been invited to do an activity at the 11th Annual Kids For Kindness Festival in Norman on April 18th from 12noon – 6 pm. Last year we made wildflower seed balls and talked about backyard wildlife habitats. In the past we’ve also handed out small seedling trees. We can only do this if we have enough volunteers interested in helping out that day, probably for 2 hour shifts. If you would like to help, please email Kristy Wicker.
Fifth Annual Lake Overholser/Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge Clean-Up
Project Date: Saturday, April 24th beginning at 8:30a.m.
Groups will be meeting at the Lake Overholser Pavilion which is located around N.W. 14th and E. Overholser Drive. After the clean-up, BBQ from Earl’s Rib Palace and hamburgers from the Cimarron Steak House will be available. Pepsi will be providing beverages.
This clean-up is part of the Great American Clean-Up (sponsored by Keep Oklahoma Beautiful), Litter Blitz (sponsored by the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Beautiful, and DEQ), the Oklahoma Trash-Off (sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for clean-up of part of historic Route 66) and the National River Clean-Up (sponsored by American Rivers for clean-up along the North Canadian River in Stinchcomb).
Contact: Karen Miles, Environmental Program Specialist
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
(405) 702-8192
Karen.Miles@deq.ok.gov to register and for more information.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Monitoring
Various sites throughout Oklahoma
Project Dates: Continuous throughout year.
Project Description: Perform Partners for Wildlife habitat restoration site monitoring visits (not only wetlands). Meet land owners or site managers, make observations and fill out forms documenting wetland or habitat condition, submit reports to Jerry & Jean Henderson for USF&WS. Reimbursement for mileage @ 55 cents per mile. Great opportunity to meet landowners also trying to help wildlife.
OMN Project Managers: Jerry & Jean Henderson, (405) 348-0905
jhenderson17@cox.net
jeanhenderson@cox.net
Songbird Nest Box Monitoring
Martin Park, 5000 West Memorial Road, OKC
Project Description: Monitor songbird nest boxes to record what birds are nesting and remove nests of invasive English House sparrows. Flexible schedule once a week.
OMN Project Manager: Gail Panza (405) 844-7659
Spider WebWatch
Spider WebWatch is a biodiversity monitoring effort for biologists, naturalists, educators, students and anyone else with a strong interest in spiders. From more than 4,400 species of spiders in North America, 9 were chosen as eight-legged ambassadors. Learn to identify the spiders below, view the sighting reports, and read some active discussions.
Project BudBurst
Join thousands of others in gathering valuable environmental and climate change information from across the country. Project BudBurst engages the public in making careful observations of the phenophases such as first leafing, first flower, and first fruit ripening of a diversity of trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses in their local area.
Great Backyard Bird Count
February 12-15, 2010
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent and in Hawaii. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It’s free, fun, and easy—and it helps the birds. We’ll be adding updated GBBC materials for the next count as they become available.
Nestwatch
Anyone can monitor nests – it’s a rewarding way to spend time outdoors and participate in science. NestWatch is a continent wide citizen-science project and nest-monitoring database of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, funded by the National Science Foundation and developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.
Christmas Bird Count
The 110th Christmas Bird Count: Citizen Science in Action: From December 14 through January 5 tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas take part in an adventure that has become a family tradition among generations. Families and students, birders and scientists, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists go out on an annual mission – often before dawn. For over one hundred years, the desire to both make a difference and to experience the beauty of nature has driven dedicated people to leave the comfort of a warm house during the Holiday season.
Each of the citizen scientists who annually braves snow, wind, or rain, to take part in the Christmas Bird Count makes an enormous contribution to conservation. Audubon and other organizations use data collected in this longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations – and to help guide conservation action.
From feeder-watchers and field observers to count compilers and regional editors, everyone who takes part in the Christmas Bird Count does it for love of birds and the excitement of friendly competition — and with the knowledge that their efforts are making a difference for science and bird conservation.
Great Sunflower Project
Join the Hunt for Bees!
By watching and recording the bees at sunflowers in your garden, you can help understand the challenges that bees are facing.. Do join us!
It takes less than 30 minutes. It’s easy. No knowledge of bees required!
Enter your bee counts online or send it in paper form.