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UPCOMING EVENTS
The Nature of Science: Educator Monthly Virtual Learning Series
Get inspired with hands-on, heads-on activities; connect with fellow educators; and learn from veteran educators during this monthly series!
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April Commission Meeting | Oklahoma City
April 6 | 2800 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, Ok - 9:30am
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WILD About Wetlands: A Field-Based Educator Workshop | Elk City
Apr. 11 | North Fork of Red River Conservation District Outdoor Classroom
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Nature Journaling with Project Learning Tree
| Oklahoma City
April 11 | Myriad Botanical Gardens
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Project Learning Tree for Natural Resource Professionals | Stillwater, OK
April 16 | OSU
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Earth Day Festival and Community Resource Fair | Midwest City, OK
April 17 & 18 | Midwest City Community Center, 200 N. Midwest Blvd
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Earth Day Festival | Norman
April 26 | Reaves Park
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Greener On the Other Side
The three photos above demonstrate plant diversity during the cool season.
Photo 1 shows dormant warm season grass that has little value to microbiology. It doesn't provide a continuous food supply like living plants do.
Photo 2 shows a mix of cool season and warm season grasses that are adding sugar to the system, encouraging microbiology year-round.
Photo 3 shows how, when managed correctly, the patch will be ready to be grazed in the next few weeks, long before the Bermuda grass is ready. This provides food supply for livestock and wildlife.
Plant diversity in soil health promotes below-ground biologic activity, feeds soil microbes, and cycles nutrients even when it's cold outside!
Want to talk to someone about improving the health of your soil? Reach out to our soil health team here: WQ-Soil Health-Main Page - Oklahoma Conservation Commission
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You Don't Want to Miss This!
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission and the Cherokee County Conservation District are excited to announce a partnership with Noble Research Institute to provide producers with the Noble Grazing Essentials course at a reduced rate of only $150!
Focused in the Illinois River Watershed, this course will provide practical training and easy-to-implement grazing strategies that will revitalize your land’s natural resources and your bottom line.
Start making changes today to leave a legacy of healthy land and grazing practices for years to come.
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 OCC In the News
Red Cedars in Oklahoma: Could drones help eliminate them? Oklahoma’s Conservation Commission is studying the use of the new technology.
BLANCHARD, OKLA. - Drones could become a more prominent tool in the fight against Oklahoma’s Cedar population, as the state continues to get more aggressive in its conversations about wildfire prevention.
On Tuesday, lawmakers, conservationists, and other officials attended a demonstration in Blanchard hosted by Grass Ag— a newly formed company based in Oklahoma City, which develops its own drone technology for agricultural use.
The company showed how its latest generation of drone can autonomously fly mapped routes and drop herbicidal pellets within a certain radius of Cedars to eventually kill the tree; a process that can take up to a year before the tree becomes a “skeleton.”
Reach from the drones can travel farther and pinpoint more variety in size within a tree canopy, than can be accomplished by foot or truck.
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PROGRAM UPDATES
Locally Led Cost-Share PY28 - Many districts are still accepting applications for the current Cost-Share program! Please visit or call your local conservation districts to learn more about the practices they're offering and how to apply!
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 Riparian buffers are the secret gem in conservation — naturally powerful filtration systems that remove pollutants, reduce erosion and so much more!
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DISTRICT INFO
District 14 - Area 4 - Jackson
Email: jacksonccd@conservation.ok.gov
Phone:
580-482-4312 Ext. 3
3100 N. Main, Suite A
Altus, OK 73521-1305
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