Oklahoma Lakes Surveyed for Invasive Plants
Priscilla Crawford, conservation biologist for the Oklahoma Biological Survey, is on the hunt for invasive plants. So far, she’s visited more than 100 Oklahoma lakes to see if invasive aquatic plants like hydrilla, yellow iris, and parrot’s feather have reached specific waterbodies in our state.
Find out how invasive plants affect our lakes and how you can help Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers
Species Spotlight: Ozark Cavefish
Ozark caves are filled with mysteries – including the small and translucent Ozark cavefish! In Oklahoma, these federally threatened fish are known from six caves, but little is known about their life history.
Learn more in the Wildlife Department's online field guide
Help the Wildlife Department Monitor Nest Boxes
Bluebird enthusiasts have been partnering with the Wildlife Department for more than 30 years to monitor nest boxes and have documented nearly 67,000 fledgling bluebirds since 1985! You can add to that number by sharing your nest box records with the Wildlife Department’s Oklahoma Nest Box Trails Program. Install one or more nest boxes in your backyard, monitor and record any activity, control competition from nonnative house sparrows and other predators, and share your results at the end of the nesting season.
Get started with the Oklahoma Nest Box Trails Program
 Adding a Wildlife Conservation specialty license plate to your vehicle is a great way to help the Wildlife Diversity Program fund surveys of rare or declining nongame fish and wildlife. Twenty dollars of the $39 fee ($36.50 for renewals) goes to the Wildlife Department. Wildlife Conservation Plate fees are in addition to annual registration fees. The application for a pre-numbered or personalized plate is available at ok.gov.
Calendar of Events
Bald Eagle Watches
Statewide at State Parks and Refuges
Oklahoma Native Plant Society Presents Author Heather Holm
March 1 at the Tulsa Garden Center
March 2 at the OSU-OKC Allied Health Auditorium
Project Feeder Watch
Now - April 5
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