The Nature Conservancy in Oklahoma - Conservation Education Initiative

For Parents

TNC Oklahoma Chapter Calendar
Check Oklahoma's Nature Conservancy Events Calendar

Create your own Nature Page
Calculate your carbon foot print
Check out the places The Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma protects and visit a preserve.
Visit one of the 50 state parks in Oklahoma. While there, take a series of photographs and/or make sketches of the landscape (horizon, water, trees, ground cover, rock formations, etc.). Place the photos and sketches into a notebook or journal to remember the experience. DonÕt forget to put the date on it!
EPA environmental games
Volunteer at the OKC Zoo: Have you ever wanted to go behind-the-scenes at the Zoo and have some wild "tails" to tell? Now you can by participating in the Zoo's volunteer program! The Zoo offers volunteer opportunities for enthusiastic, responsible and dedicated individuals ages 14 and over. For more information about the Zoo's volunteer programs, click here to visit the Education Department's web site or call the Zoo's volunteer coordinator at (405) 425-0275.
Learn to "do science" through ExplorOlogy, a series of programs through the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History by getting outside and experiencing the world we share.
"Becoming an Eco-Family", a series of programs where families can learn more about Oklahoma's diverse natural areas and find new ways to enjoy them together.

Are you a conservation educator and have events and programs you would like to publicize to parents and kids? Please send your event information to okconservationed@tnc.org. We'll post it here!