Please join us for our monthly meeting
Third Thursday of each month at
Tulsa County Extension Office
4116 E 15th St, Tulsa, OK, 918-746-3700
August Meeting
August 21st, 2008, 10:00am
We should have an interesting meeting this month in a different and quite beautiful setting the
Conservation Education Reserve at Rogers State University. We will begin at 10:00am as usual. You may
find space to park at park at 27 Aquatics Lab or ,more likely, a little further on at 28 Barn.
NE Master Naturalists will tour the Rogers State University Conservation Education Reserve and
learn about the history and features of the reserve.
The Rogers State University Conservation Education Reserve is located on the campus of Rogers State
University in Claremore, Oklahoma. It is a 120 acre outdoor classroom for students of all ages,
to use as a living textbook, to learn the value of conserving our natural resources. Bottomland
hardwood, tall-grass prairie and cross timber habitats grace the slopes and lowlands. Students
and teachers learn at the Reserve with a hands on approach.
POINTS OF INTEREST AT THE RESERVE
· BUTTERFLY GARDEN
· HERB GARDEN
· WETLAND BOARDWALK
· WILDLIFE VIEWING AREA
· FISHING POND
· HARDWOOD TRAIL
· TALL GRASS PRAIRIE TRAIL
· THE GREENHOUSE
Any interested Master Naturalists will also have the opportunity to stay afterwards and
create plaster casts of animal tracks to be given away to children attending the 2008 Wildlife Expo.
They will need thousands of these and anyone who is interested in completing a few volunteer hours
will have a great time with this crafty opportunity.
Directions to the Aquatics lab at the Reserve
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The Conservation Education Reserve is operated and managed by the Rogers County Conservation
District. The Reserve is located on the Rogers State University Campus in Claremore, Oklahoma.
The address to Rogers State University is 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma.
The map below will direct you to the RSU campus. To get to the Reserve you will follow
University Blvd. through the campus until you get to Col. Horne Drive. It will be on your right.
After you turn onto Col. Horne Drive you will take the split to the left which goes down hill
and turns into asphalt. You will follow this road through the Reserve to the Aquatics lab.
If you get lost or need further directions, please call Barb at 918-260-8876.
Click
here for a Map of Rogers State University campus.
Upcoming events:
September monthly meeting Tulsa Garden Center, Woodward Park, near 21st and Peoria
October monthly meeting Sutton Avian Center, Bartlesville (Tentative)
October New Member Introductory sessions:
Broken Arrow, NSU October 9 and 10, 6:30pm 9:30 pm. $10
Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Extension Center, October 11th, 9:00am 3:30 pm, $10
-This session will cover basic ecologicaal processes and an overview of the Oklahoma Master
Naturalist program. No charge for current members who wish to attend and help out. Subsequent
sessions (aquatic, forest, prairie and urban, $20 per session) to be determined based on best
times for participants.
Thanks to Joe Rackley and Don & Brenda Brown for their efforts in arranging these events.
The chapter is moving ahead because of everyone's efforts good work.
Marley Beem
Assistant Extension Specialist
Aquaculture / Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Oklahoma State University
