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LAKE THUNDERBIRD STATE PARK
NATURE CENTER SEPTEMBER 4 – 6
Saturday, September 4th
9:00 am – Bird Walk. Please call 321-4633 or e-mail for details and to sign up.
11:00 am – Birds of Lake Thunderbird. Enjoy a slide presentation of birds that live around the lake.
1:00 pm – Animal Clay Sculpture. Sculpt an animal of your choice out of self-hardening clay. Ages 4 and up. $1.00 fee. Please call or e-mail for reservation.
2:30 pm – Oklahoma Reptiles: Snakes and Lizards. Learn the characteristics of these reptile groups and meet the Nature Center’s resident representatives. All ages.
3:30 pm – Oklahoma Turtles. Meet the Nature Center’s 7 different kinds of turtles and watch some of them being fed.
Sunday, September 5th
1:00 pm – Aquatic Insects. Many kinds of insects live in water for all or part of their lives. What do they eat? How do they breathe? Find out at this special presentation.
2:00 pm – Plaster Casts. Make plaster of Paris casts of animal footprints. Ages 2 and up. 50¢ fee. Casts will require about 1 hour to set.
3:00 pm – Aquatic Insects. Repeat of the 1:00 program.
Monday, September 6th Bug Day
10:00 am – What Did That? Become a nature detective as we look for clues that insects and other small animals leave behind in our world. Ages 5 and up.
11:00 am – Oklahoma Insects. Learn about insects and see some of the many kinds found in Oklahoma. Ages 4 and up.
1:00 pm – Bug Bookmarks. Decorate your own one-of-a-kind bookmark. Ages 3 and up. 50¢ fee.
2:00 pm – Aquatic Insects. Many kinds of insects live in water for all or part of their lives. What do they eat? How do they breathe? Find out at this special presentation.
3:30 pm – How Many Legs? Get to Know the Arthropods. Learn about the other “bugs” besides insects. Ages 4 and up.
Discovery Cove Nature Center is located off Hwy 9, about .9 miles down Clear Bay Ave, almost to the boat ramp and across from Turkey Pass Campground. More information at 321-4633 or crowssecret@sbcglobal.net.
The August 17 FOLTSP meeting begins at 7:00 pm and welcomes our new Park Manager, Keith Owen. Keith will discuss upcoming plans for the park. Public invited.
LAKE THUNDERBIRD STATE PARK
NATURE CENTER ACTIVITIES
Saturday, August 21st
9:30 am – What Did That? Become a nature detective as we look for clues that insects and other small animals leave behind in our world. Ages 5 and up.
11:00 am – Oklahoma Insects. Learn about insects and see some of the many kinds found in Oklahoma. Ages 4 and up.
1:30 pm – Caterpillars and Butterflies. Learn about the life cycle of butterflies while making a cute caterpillar or butterfly (or both) from egg cartons, pipe cleaners and construction paper. Ages 3 and up. 50¢ fee per item.
3:00 pm – Animal Charades. Act like an animal and see if others can guess which it is. Ages 2 and up.
Saturday, August 28th
2:30 pm – Nature Story Time. Listen to the Naturalist read stories about animals and nature.
3:30 pm – Nature, Bug, or Reptile Bingo. Play one of these fun and informative variations of the familiar game. Ages 2 and up (2s and 3s may need a little help).
Discovery Cove Nature Center is located off Hwy 9, about .9 miles down Clear Bay Ave, almost to the boat ramp and across from Turkey Pass Campground. More information at 321-4633 or crowssecret@sbcglobal.net.
LAKE THUNDERBIRD STATE PARK
Discovery Cove Nature Center
Saturday, July 24th
2:00 – 3:30 pm – Plaster Casts, and Skins, Skulls, and Tracks. Make a plaster of Paris cast of an animal footprint. Then while it sets, we’ll learn what tracks, as well as skins and skulls, can tell us about how an animal lives. Ages 2 and up. 50¢ fee.
Friday, July 30th
2:00 pm – Bug Prints. Make a print on your own T-shirt for 50¢ or on one our bandanas for $1.50. Ages 2 and up. Allow time for paint to dry.
3:00 pm – Animal Charades. Act like an animal and see if others can guess which it is. Ages 2 and up.
Saturday, July 31st
10:00 am – Tree Walk. What kinds of trees grow around the Nature Center? Join us on a walk around the area to see what we can find. All Ages.
11:00 am – Bats Around Us. A slide show for all ages featuring interesting facts and outstanding photography.
2:00 pm – Caterpillars and Butterflies. Learn about the life cycle of butterflies while making a cute caterpillar or butterfly (or both) from egg cartons, pipe cleaners and construction paper. Ages 3 and up. 50¢ fee per item.
3:30 pm – Oklahoma Turtles. Learn about different groups of turtles, and meet the Nature Center’s 7 different kinds.
Discovery Cove Nature Center is located off Hwy 9, about .9 miles down Clear Bay Ave, almost to the boat ramp and across from Turkey Pass Campground. More information at 321-4633 or crowssecret@sbcglobal.net.
LAKE THUNDERBIRD STATE PARK
NATURE CENTER ACTIVITIES
Saturday, July 3rd
9:00 am – Bird Walk. Please call 321-4633 or visit the Nature Center for details and to sign up.
11:00 am – Birds of Lake Thunderbird. Enjoy a slide presentation of birds that live around the lake.
1:00 – 2:30 pm – Plaster Casts, and Skins, Skulls, and Tracks. Make a plaster of Paris cast of an animal footprint. Then while it sets, we’ll learn what tracks, as well as skins and skulls, can tell us about how an animal lives. Ages 2 and up. 50¢ fee.
Sunday, July 4th
1:00 pm – Paint a Rock. Make your very own pet rock. Ages 4 and up. 50¢ fee. Allow time for paint to dry.
2:30 pm – Aliens Among Us. You may not believe your eyes when you see what small animals and plant parts look like under a microscope. Ages 6 and up.
Monday, July 5th
1:00 pm – Bats Around Us. A slide show for all ages featuring interesting facts and outstanding photography.
2:30 pm – Nature, Bug, or Reptile Bingo. Play one of these fun and informative variations of the familiar game. Ages 2 and up (2s and 3s may need a little help).
Discovery Cove Nature Center is located off Hwy 9, about .9 miles down Clear Bay Ave, almost to the boat ramp and across from Turkey Pass Campground. More information at 321-4633 or crowssecret@sbcglobal.net.
At the July meeting we will provide some suggestions to improve attendance and we will welcome all other recommendations for improvement. We will provide a calendar of events for the remainder of the year and ask for committee suggestions. We will pass out literature, such as our bylaws, for your review and comment.
This will be the most important meeting of the year. If you cannot attend and have an alternate date, please let us know. If you prefer to review docs by email and email suggestions back, please let us know.
With the tornado damage at the lake and a lack of volunteers and publicity, we really need your attendance and support. Please note that support can be your work, funds, and/or moral support by attending the meetings, sending us emails, and providing comments here or on our Facebook page.
Please give us your support by attending the July 20th meeting. (7pm, Discovery Cove Nature Center)
Regards,
Alynn Stewart
Treasurer
The shorelines of Lake Thunderbird bear a heavy burden from continuous use and large inflows of water carrying debris. This accumulation has taken place over the last 44 years. Due to limited resources and the vast 86 miles of shore line, routine cleaning of the shoreline has not been possible. We need your help! Your group (or just you) can help Lake Thunderbird by adopting a beach. The program will run each year from October 1 to April 30. So pick a warm day during that time and come help!
Call the Discovery Cove Nature Center 321-4633 or email crowssecret@sbcglobal.net and find out how to register a beach area your group would like to take care of.
Sponsored by Friends of Lake Thunderbird, Lake Thunderbird State Park Employees, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife and the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District.
Beach Sponsors Map
Saturday, June 5th
9:00 am – Bird Walk. Please call 321-4633 or visit the Nature Center for details and to sign up.
11:00 am – Birds of Lake Thunderbird. Enjoy a slide presentation of birds that live around the lake.
1:00 pm – Plaster Casts. Make plaster of Paris casts of animal footprints. Ages 2 and up. 50¢ fee. Casts will require about 1 hour to set.
2:30 pm – Skins, Skulls, and Tracks. See what these three things can tell us about how an animal lives. All ages.
Saturday, June 12th
10:00 am – Tree Walk. What kinds of trees grow around the Nature Center? Join us on a walk around the area to see what we can find. Ages 4 and up.
11:00 am – Trees Through the Year. Learn about seasonal changes in the lives of trees. Ages 4 and up.
1:00 – Paint a Rock. Make your very own pet rock. Ages 4 and up. 50¢ fee. Allow time for paint to dry.
Saturday, June 19th
10:00 am – What’s a Solstice, Anyway? Learn what a solstice is, how it happens, and some ways people have celebrated them. Ages 5 and up.
11:00 am – Aliens Among Us. You may not believe your eyes when you see what small animals and plant parts look like under a microscope. Ages 6 and up.
7:30 pm – Evening Program. Summer Solstice Celebration at the Park. Hear about solstice observances around the world, past and present. Do you know any? Share them with the group. Then we’ll all watch together for the sun to set over the lake on (almost) the longest day of the year.
Monday, June 21st
1:00 pm – What’s a Solstice, Anyway? Learn what a solstice is, how it happens, and some ways people have celebrated them. Ages 5 and up.
Saturday, June 26th
2:00 pm – Oklahoma Insects. Learn about insects and see some of the many kinds found in Oklahoma. Ages 4 and up.
3:30 pm – How Many Legs? Get to Know the Arthropods. Learn about the other “bugs” besides insects. Ages 4 and up.
Discovery Cove Nature Center is located off Hwy 9, about .9 miles down Clear Bay Ave, almost to the boat ramp and across from Turkey Pass Campground. More information at 321-4633 or crowssecret@sbcglobal.net.
Tomorrow 5/27, and Friday 5/28, volunteers to help cleanup the beach areas can come to the Lake Thunderbird Park Office, 13101 Alameda Drive, from 10am to 5pm. They will give you gloves, water, trash bags, and other tools if needed then direct you to an area that needs help. Park Office # 360-3572
Your help is greatly appreciated!
Lake Thunderbird officials reopened five boat ramps after a major park cleanup over the past two weeks. A tornado destroyed the Little River Marina, along with some 250 boats, spreading debris throughout the lake. The May 10 storm caused an estimated $13 million in damages to the park.
Launch ramps at Turkey Pass (Clear Bay), South Dam, Post Oak, Hog Creek and North Sentinel are now available to the public.
Boaters are urged to use caution as there is still some debris in the water.
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