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Friends of Blue Thumb will meet in mid-January and make decisions about grants to offer to member conservation districts and volunteers for educational purposes. So as always, read “From the Water’s Edge,” the information highway used by Friends of Blue Thumb to keep you in the know!
Do you like the idea of giving to a good cause? Consider Friends of Blue Thumb. Please send a check to:
FBT P.O. Box 58103 Oklahoma City OK 73112
We are a small nonprofit and are committed to helping YOU do good work to protect our streams and rivers!
The Environmental Education Expo is returning this year on Friday, February 3, 2023. In past years Blue Thumb has had an exhibit at the Expo, which is a one full day event of activities and lectures, and both Blue Thumb staff members and volunteers have provided presentations. Held at the Oklahoma City Zoo, this year’s theme is “The Sustaining Power of Nature.” Blue Thumb can pay the way for a few volunteers to attend; volunteers are asked to staff the Blue Thumb exhibit during breaks. If you have an interest in attending the expo and helping by answering questions and greeting people at the exhibit, please contact Cheryl by December 31.
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful held their Environmental Excellence Awards Celebration at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City on November 18. Of interest to Blue Thumb volunteers are these acknowledgements:
Blue Thumb volunteer Karen Chapman (Cleveland County) was named an affiliate champion after being nominated by the City of Norman. Karen was honored for tireless efforts in stream monitoring and litter collection on Bishop Creek in Norman. Karen also makes connections with local elected officials and is a voice for stream protection on social media. Thank you for your hard work!
Blue Thumb volunteer Brian Bovaird (Tulsa County) and his education program at the Tulsa Garden Center were winners in the K-12 Educator category. He and Amanda Boyd (also a Blue Thumb volunteer) and Zoe Hale operate the “Outdoor Classroom Woodward Park” that gives students from challenging backgrounds the opportunity to get STEM learning in the great outdoors.
Dr. Christine Pappas (Blue Thumb Volunteer) with East Central University in Ada was a finalist with a university project involving recycled glass. The glass is crushed down to sand size where it can be repurposed into a multitude of useful products.
The “Yard by Yard Community Resiliency Project” was a finalist in the Government Team Builders category. Yard by Yard recognizes property owners and renters for having “nature friendly” practices in their yards.
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