Tag: Pollinators
Kerr Center Pollinator Outreach Wins Keep OK Beautiful Award
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful recognized the Kerr Center with its 2015 Environmental Excellence Award, in the category of nonprofit organizations serving the entire state. The award recognized the Center's pollinator project, and in particular the educational…continue reading New Pollinator Publications from National Agroforestry Center
The National Agroforestry Center has developed a number of publications that describe the role agroforestry can play in supporting pollinators. “How can agroforestry help pollinators?” is a two-page information sheet that highlights opportunities to recognize,…continue reading Pollinator Program Wins Stewardship Award
The Kerr Center’s “Oklahoma Pollinator Preservation and Education Program” was honored on Sept. 17 with the 2015 Henry Bellmon Award for Environmental Stewardship.
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Studies Show Benefits of Native Vegetation Near Crops
Two new studies by researchers at the University of California highlight the benefits of keeping native vegetation and crop fields in close proximity. In one, researchers found that hedgerows planted near tomato rows created habitat…continue reading Saving the Bees in Oklahoma! Watch the Video!
Watch this special report from Scott Thompson on Tulsa’s News on 6 and see the center’s beautiful pollinator-friendly landscape! Learn what you can do to help the bees.
continue readingOklahoma and the Monarchs: Lend a Hand!
This story from Tulsa's News on 6 Scott Thompson beautifully summarizes the status of the Monarch butterfly and what Oklahomans can do to help save this favorite from disappearing forever. Click here to watch the Monarch…continue reading You Can Help Save the Monarch Butterfly!
When it comes to monarch butterflies, there's good news and bad news. Let's go with the bad news first. The rivers of monarch butterflies that once flowed over Oklahoma's towns, fields and pastures each September…continue reading Farming with Native Beneficial Insects
The Kerr Center's projects to provide habitat for beneficial insects in our certified organic horticulture plots, on the Kerr Ranch and in our office landscape are summarized in "Farming with Native Beneficial Insects: Ecological Pest Control Solutions,"…continue reading A Paucity of Pollinators in Oklahoma This Season?
Kerr Center's David Redhage is quoted in this recent article about the status of pollinators in Oklahoma.continue reading