FALL FIELD MEETING

The 2022 OAS Fall Field Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Oklahoma Native Plant Society Annual Meeting at Lake Murray State Park on September 23-25.  All activities will take place at Group Campground #1.  See schedule of activies and maps below.  Look for the OAS signs for directions when you get to Lake Murray.
​Advanced registration has expired.  Onsite registration (without gaurenteed meal and lodging options) will be available.  
Tentative Schedule of Activities
​Friday, Sept 23
4:00-9:00 - Registration/Check In
6:30-7:30 - Dinner - Dining Hall
7:30-8:30 - "Why Lichens" by Sheila Strawn
8:30-8:45 - Announcements & Intros of Saturday Field Trip Leaders
8:45-10:00 - Social Hour following presentation in Dining Hall
11:00-6:00am - Quiet Time

Saturday, Sept 25
6:30-7:30 - Bird Walk
7:30-8:30 - Breakfast - Dining Hall
8:30-12:00 - Morning Field Trips
12:00-1:00 - Lunch - Dining Hall
1:00-4:00 - Afternoon Field Trips
6:00-7:00 - Dinner - Dining Hall
7:30-8:30 - "Investigating Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Species Distributions" by Caio Martinelle Franca and Daniel Rocha
8:30-10:00 - Social Hour following presentation in Dining Hall
11:00-6:00am - Quiet Time

Sunday, Sept 26
7:30-8:30 - Breakfast - Dining Hall
8:30-10:00 - Camp Clean-up and Check-out.  All Facilities and grounds must be cleaned before checking out by  9:30 A.M.  Please, help by sweeping out your cabin, picking up all litter, and disposing of it in the trash receptacles on the grounds.
Field Trip Leaders
David Bass and Rickey Cothran – Aquatic invertebrates
Gloria Caddell – Botany
Craig Clifford, Ken Hobson, and Zach DuFran – Entomology
Stephen Marek – Mycology
Doug Wood – Ornithology
Sheila Strawn – Lichens
Tim Patton – Ichthyology
Richard Butler – Herpetology
Daniel Rocha – Mammalogy

Contact Event Coordinator:
Adam Ryburn at aryburn@okcu.edu or 405-626-6792
Wondering what to expect this weekend? 
  • The Oklahoma State Parks require parking passes for all those attending this weekend's activities. Click here to reserve your parking pass in advance.
  • If you are staying in the rustic cabins, you will need to bring bedding (sleeping bag, sheets, pillow, etc.). 
  • If you are tent camping... well, you should know what to bring.  
  • If you did not purchase dining options as part of your registration, you will need to bring your own food or travel to a local food provider (Ardmore is about 15 minutes away).
  • Bathroom and shower facilities are available at the group camp.
  • Field trips require differing levels of exersion.  Some trips will remain in the area of the group camp while others will hike or drive to other interesting areas around Lake Murray.  Dress appropriately.
  • In short, this is a group camp and the things you would need to go camping are needed here as well.
Directions
For directions to the Lake Murray State Park Group Campground #1 (located south of US HWY 70 south of Ardmore) from your location, click the "Directions" icon on the interactive maps below.  Click here for a map of the park.
​Friday Dinner
Tacos and fixin's, Chips and Salsa, Salad, Desserts
V-Black bean/refried bean tacos
 
Saturday Breakfast
Breakfast Burritos w/ turkey sausage, Mixed Fruit, Sweet Breads
V-Breakfast Scramble
 
Saturday Lunch
Sub Sandwich, Pasta Salad, Chips, Salad
V-Black bean burger/pasta salad
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​Saturday Dinner
Lasagna, Breadsticks, Salad
V-Lasagna
 
Sunday Breakfast
Cereals, Oatmeal w/ fixins, Sweet breads
(remaining breakfast burritos)
V-Oatmeal w/ fixins