Category: Nature Note

There are two kinds of tree squirrels in Oklahoma – the fox squirrel and the eastern gray squirrel.  The fox

Nonnative invasive plants are a growing threat to ecosystems across the United States, disrupting native habitats and outcompeting local species.

Twig girdling beetles are Nature’s not-so-careful pruners.  They are the cause of all the downed twigs and small branches we

Many plants, both cultivated and wild, have berries in winter.  They provide food for birds and other wildlife.  Curious to

The opossum, most often just called possum, is one of the most primitive of mammals and the only marsupial in North America. 

The Osage Orange is fairly common in the area and was named for the Osage Indian Nation.  It’s a tree

The caterpillar is an almost fluorescent lime green.  It has vertical yellow lines passing down its body.  The head is

We have many of the dominant tallgrass prairie grasses in Tulsa County, including big bluestem, little bluestem, broomsedge bluestem, Indiangrass,

Spiders are the largest group of arachnids on earth.  Nearly 4,000 species have been described from North America with more