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Great Salt Plains Birding and Crystal Digging Festival
Join us for a day of fun and fellowship at Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge.
When and where
Date and time
Saturday, April 22 · 10am - 1pm CDT
Location
Entrance to Great Salt Plains crystal digging area 66003 Garvin Road Cherokee, OK 73728
About this event
- 3 hours
- Mobile eTicket
Please join us for our second regional trip of 2023! We will spend Earth Day together at the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Birding and Crystal Digging Festival. We will meet at 10:00 am at the observation deck near the restrooms. The Visitor Services Specialist will meet us for a brief introduction to the park; then we will head to the dig area. Please bring the following items:
1. A shovel or hand trowel
2. Bucket to carry crystals
3. Sun protection (sunglasses, hat, sunscreen, etc.)
4. Plenty of water for drinking, rinsing crystals and washing your hands afterward
5. Sack lunch
6. A folding chair
Location:
66003 Garvin Road, Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728
This is the address for the gate to the digging area. Enter the area and meet at the observation deck near the restrooms.
Timing: Start at 10:00am
Bring your own sack lunch.
About the organizer
The Blue Thumb Program is the education arm of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission's Water Quality Division. Blue Thumb is a statewide citizen science effort focused on training volunteers to share their knowledge of water quality with others, with the goal of stream protection through education. Blue Thumb aims to inspire and empower people across the state to use education and monitoring to protect water in their region from nonpoint source pollution.