Conservation Library

This presentation describes the Kerr Center’s experiences and lessons learned from efforts to establish wildflower plantings on the Kerr Ranch using organic methods.

This presentation sketches the details of several agroforestry projects on the Kerr Center ranch.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing celestial lily (aka prairie iris), Nemastylis geminiflora.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing narrow-leaf mountain mint, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing fogfruit (aka frogfruit), Phyla nodiflora.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing rock pink (aka flower-of-an-hour), Phemeranthus calycinus.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing giant coneflower (aka giant browneyed Susan), Rudbeckia maxima.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Indian blanket (aka firewheel, blanket flower), Gaillardia pulchella.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing indiangrass, Sorghastrum nutans.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing switchgrass, Panicum virgatum.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Ohio spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Mexican hat, Ratibida columnifera.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing goldenrod, Solidago spp.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing compassplant, Silphium laciniatum.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing maypop, Passiflora incarnata.

This worksheet includes basic information and notes on 50 plants common in southeastern Oklahoma.

This article, from the summer 2004 issue of Field Notes, profiles Oklahoma rancher Walt Davis, who switched to low-input rotational grazing to reduce costs, only to find his pastures diversifying and his operation qualifying for…

This Oklahoma Producer Grant project fact sheet describes several practices – including permanent sod, limited-access watering points, and buffer strips – to improve water quality in ponds.

This presentation by David Redhage discusses practical considerations for fencing livestock out of streams, laying out watering systems for rotational grazing, setting up siphon systems for gravity-fed watering from ponds, and protecting stream crossings and…

This beautiful full-color guidebook is overflowing with information on 38 Oklahoma native plants and the pollinators that visit them.

This is a list of books covering techniques for starting and establishing native plants.

This publication outlines thoughts on, and experiences with, using cover crops as beneficial insect habitat in organic farming.

This publication describes our project to establish native pollinator plants using organic techniques.

This table lists a variety of trees and shrubs that grow in Oklahoma, including time of bloom, mature height, water requirements, commercial sources, and more.

This is a list of books that contain information on landscaping with plants, emphasizing native species, that provide pollinator habitat in Oklahoma.

This is a list of books that are useful for identifying native plants that provide pollinator habitat in Oklahoma.

These books cover identification, ecology, and management of native pollinator species relevant to Oklahoma.

These websites offer background information on both Oklahoma native pollinators and the plants that form important parts of their habitat.

These seed suppliers and nurseries sell plant material useful in establishing native pollinator habitat for Oklahoma.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Illinois bundleflower, Desmanthus illinoensis.

Use this guide to help you plan your milkweed garden – picking native milkweeds that match your location and soil.

This report covers general concepts and approaches in agroforestry. It includes references, a reading list, tables of planting distances, and a list of tree species suitable for southeastern Oklahoma.

This intern report covers general concepts and approaches in agroforestry.

Flowering Periods for Select Oklahoma Wildflowers

Native Plants for Native Pollinators on the Kerr Ranch

This article describes the implementation and results of two agroforestry projects undertaken on the Kerr Center ranch in the 1990s.

This collection of online resources related to pond management was used as a handout at a 2011 workshop led by Ken Williams.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing purple prairie clover, Dalea purpurea.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing rattlesnake master, Eryngium yuccifolium.

This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Maximilian sunflower, Helianthus maximiliani.

This page contains links to soil quailty indicator worksheets for assessing indicators including bulk density, infiltration, slaking, soil crusts, soil structure and macropores, earthworms, soil enzymes, total organic carbon, mineral cycle, and water cycle.  

Extensive list of books, websites, and organizations with information about native plants and pollinators.

This report gives an overview of riparian area management techniques in use on the Kerr Center ranch, including fencing, limited-access watering, and stabilized stream crossing points.