Links
Sources for Information about Pollinators
General Information about Pollinators
Citizen Science Projects Related to Pollinators
- Bumble Bee Watch
- take pictures of bumble bees for identification by experts
- iNaturalist
- contribute sightings to many different projects, such as for the unexpected cycnia moth caterpillar
- Journey North
- report “first” sightings for monarchs in the spring and fall, and milkweed and monarch eggs in the spring; also report sightings for many other species
- Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
- monitor milkweed plants for monarch eggs and larvae
- Monarch Nectar Plant Observations (Xerces Society)
- report monarch nectar plant observations
- Monarch Watch
- tag monarchs during fall migration; register your site as a monarch way station
- National Monarch Monitoring Program
- Project Monarch Health
- sample for monarch parasites (OE)
Resources for Assessing Pollinator Habitat
- Monarch Joint Venture's Breeding Habitat Assessment Tool
- Xerces Society's Native Bee Conservation Pollinator Habitat Assessment Form and Guide – Natural Areas and Rangelands
- NRCS's Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide and Decision Support Tool: S. Great Plains (link on right side)
- National Bee Monitoring Protocol Framework
- National Monarch Monitoring Protocol Framework – in development
Resources for Managing/Restoring Pollinator Habitat
- NRCS/FWS Monarch Butterfly Conference Report
- Monarch Nectar Plants - Southern Plains
- Monarch nectar guides for other regions are available here
- Monarch Joint Venture’s Mowing: Best Management Practices for Monarchs
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Links to the right for:
- Southern Plains Plants List
- Important Plants of the Monarch Butterfly - Southern Great Plains
- Southern Plains Seed Mix Planning Tool
- Links to the right for:
- Xerces Society’s Guide for Establishing Pollinator Meadows from Seed
- Xerces Society's Guide for Enhancing Nest Sites For Native Bee Crop Pollinators
- Monarch Joint Venture's Pollinators in Natural Areas - A Primer on Habitat Management
- Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association
Milkweed Resources
- The Kerr Center Guide to Native Milkweeds of Oklahoma
- The Biota of North America Program’s Maps of Milkweed Distributions
- Monarch Watch’s Milkweed Market
- Xerces Society’s Milkweed Guide
- See pages 25-28 for seed collection methods and pages 28-30 for seed germination methods
- Monarch Watch’s Milkweed Propagation Instructions
Other Resources
- Monarch Net
- Library of monarch literature since 1940