Take Your Backyard to the Next Pollinator Level with Host Plants
Adding colorful backyard flowering plants, especially host plants, has been a popular way for Oklahomans to help our state’s butterfly community.
Fishing Out the Flies...Mayflies & Caddisflies
Team effort studies sensitive aquatic mayflies and caddisflies.
The Lost Cricket Project
A new Oklahoma citizen science program has launched, with the aim of finding new populations of the rare prairie mole cricket.
Oklahoma Lakes Surveyed for Invasive Plants
Priscilla Crawford, conservation biologist for the Oklahoma Biological Survey, has visited more than 100 lakes in her hunt for invasive plants.
Wightmans Named Landowner of the Year
Osage County family honored by the Wildlife Department as Landowner of the Year.
Welcome Bats to Your Property
With the "free pest control" bats offer in mind, many landowners install bat boxes to welcome bats to their properties.
Tackling Oklahoma's Freezing Temperatures
Explanations of wildlife surviving winter's freezing temperatures often feature birds flying south and bears retreating to their hibernation den. But how do our amphibians and reptiles survive?
The Endangered Species Act: Protecting Species from Extinction
We share the mechanics of the Endangered Species Act, including how the law protects species, how species become listed, and how the Wildlife Department works to conserve species.
Century-old McCurtain Wilderness Area Benefits Wildlife Community
Oklahoma's first management area, the McCurtain County Wilderness Area is the largest remaining patch of mature shortleaf pine-hardwood forest and serves as important wildlife habitat.