BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Tulsa Botanic Garden - ECPv6.10.1.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.tulsabotanic.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Tulsa Botanic Garden
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20250309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20251102T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T152358
CREATED:20250819T002033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250906T020545Z
UID:17431-1757239200-1757264400@www.tulsabotanic.org
SUMMARY:Monarch Experience
DESCRIPTION:Strap on your butterfly wings and antennas and join us for a weekend of fun and learning as we celebrate the Monarch butterfly. See and add your own decorated monarch to the “Follow the Monarch” traveling art exhibit by Okies for Monarchs and add your own creation to it\, purchase pollinator-friendly plants and learn more about the amazing migration of monarch butterflies.  \nOngoing\, Saturday and Sunday: \n\nOkies for Monarchs will be here with information on how you can get involved in helping monarchs and more. On Sunday\, Ric Kotarsky will share about and monarch tagging and have nets and tagging kits for adults to participate after his talk.\n“Follow the Monarch” Exhibit by Okies for Monarchs.  As seen around Oklahoma\, “Follow the Monarchs” is a traveling art display featuring thousands of paper butterflies mimicking the monarch migration.  It will be on display in the Garden’s Visitor Center.  Visitors will have the opportunity to decorate paper monarchs and write their wish\, hope or dream on it\, then add it to the exhibit. \nEducation Station on Monarchs inside Visitor Center\nFree Face painting \nPlant Sale: Pollinator-friendly plants will be available for sale 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (scroll down for list)\nMonarch Activity Tent with butterfly games and monarch and caterpillar photo stops.\nXerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation information booth \nTulsa Co. Master Gardeners information booth\nFind Monarch and pollinator-themed items in the Gift Shop. \nWear your hiking shoes and explore the new trail in our Cross Timbers native prairie and forest as well as garden areas\nSee FLORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN\, an art exhibit of colorful\, larger-than-life metal sculptures of flowers\, deer\, ponies and more\, created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box in collaboration with origami masters. \n\nOther Scheduled Activities: \nSaturday\, Sept. 6 \n\n10 a.m. – Storytime with children’s author Jennifer Jarnagan Riem\n11 a.m. – Karen Watkins with Tulsa Co. Master Gardeners will speak on the “Do’s and Don’ts for Attracting Pollinators” \n\nSunday\, Sept. 7\nIn celebration of Grandparents Day\, all grandparents will get a gift in the Visitor Center on Sunday. \n\n10 a.m. – Storytime with children’s author Jennifer Jarnagan Riem\n11 a.m. – Ric Kotarsky\, with Okies for Monarchs and Curator of Wildlife Conservation & Scientific Advancement\, Tulsa Zoo will have demonstrate and discuss Monarch tagging. There will be nets and tagging kits available for adults to participate after talk. (first come\, first serve)\n12 p.m. – Karen Watkins with Tulsa Co. Master Gardeners will speak on the “Do’s and Don’ts for Attracting Pollinators”\n\nAll activities are included with regular admission. FREE for Garden members.  \n \nMore About Children’s Author: Jennifer Jarnagan Riem has dedicated her life to fostering a love for nature\, exploration\, and learning in young minds.\nFor over two decades\, Jennifer taught elementary and middle school students in northeastern Oklahoma.\nInspired by family trips to National Parks\, Jennifer created the beloved children’s book series\, The Adventures of Twilla & Rye. The series follows two tree sprites on their journeys through various National Parks\, blending narrative storytelling with educational elements. \nPOLLINATOR PLANT SALE LIST – subject to change\, photos below are to show an example of the flower/plant  \nTartarian aster – Aster tartaricus\nBlue mist flower – Conochlinium greggii\n‘Arizona Sun’ Blanket Flower – Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Arizona Sun’\nSalvia greggii ‘Pink Preference’\nSalvia greggii ‘Coral’\nSalvia greggii ‘Furman’s Red’\nSalvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’\nSalvia guarantica hybrid ‘Rockin Deep Purple’\nSalvia darcyi x microphylla ‘Windwalker Royal Red’\nMexican sage – Salvia darcyi\n‘Raydon’s Favorite’ Aromatic Aster – Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’\nLantana camara ‘Carnival’\nLantana camara ‘Zinn Orange’\nLantana camara ‘Star Landing’\nAnnual Lantana camara ‘Havanna Sunrise’ \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Tartarian aster\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				‘Arizona Sun’ blanket flower\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				‘Pink Preference’ Salvia\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				‘Rockin Deep Purple’ Salvia \n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Mexican sage – Salvia darcyi\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				‘Raydon’s Favorite’ Aromatic aster\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Lantana camara ‘Carnival’\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’\n				\n		\n\n 
URL:https://www.tulsabotanic.org/event/monarch-experience-2/2025-09-07/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Family Programs,Paid Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tulsabotanic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/support-monarch.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR