Jean McLaughlin Outdoor Education & Research Center at the USAO Habitat

Jean McLaughlin Outdoor Education & Research Center at the USAO Habitat The USAO Habitat Area and Outdoor Classroom is being promoted as a managed wildlife area to improve species diversity and propagation.

We are also encouraging faculty members to utilize it for various classes taught at USAO. Currently, field techniques, herpetology and mammalogy classes are using the facilities to examine various species in their natural habitat. We hope to add ecology, art, photography and outdoor sport classes in the future. We welcome any input from faculty members or student groups of how they would like to use the property.

Great day for some Botanical Printing!
07/25/2026

Great day for some Botanical Printing!

One week until we get artsy! Make sure to register to secure your spot, only a few are left. https://alumni.usao.edu/e/b...
07/17/2026

One week until we get artsy! Make sure to register to secure your spot, only a few are left.

https://alumni.usao.edu/e/botanical-printing/

Have you ever wanted guided hands-on practice with botanical printing?

If so, join Dr. Rachel Jones with the USAO JMOERC and the Grady County OHCE for a five hour guided introduction to botanical printing for beginners. We will cover fabric needs, scouring, mordanting, and leaf selection. Students will engage in the process and take home instructions for basic bundle making.

Registration required for this one!

When: Friday July 24th, 10:00am-3:00pm (lunch provided)
Cost: $10.00
Where: USAO Campus (Chickasha, Ok), Austin Hall room 311

Register here! https://alumni.usao.edu/e/botanical-printing/

Have you ever wanted guided hands-on practice with botanical printing? If so, join Dr. Rachel Jones with the USAO JMOERC...
06/30/2026

Have you ever wanted guided hands-on practice with botanical printing?

If so, join Dr. Rachel Jones with the USAO JMOERC and the Grady County OHCE for a five hour guided introduction to botanical printing for beginners. We will cover fabric needs, scouring, mordanting, and leaf selection. Students will engage in the process and take home instructions for basic bundle making.

Registration required for this one!

When: Friday July 24th, 10:00am-3:00pm (lunch provided)
Cost: $10.00
Where: USAO Campus (Chickasha, Ok), Austin Hall room 311

Register here! https://alumni.usao.edu/e/botanical-printing/

Come see the wonderful landscape paintings of USAO's Professor Blake Morgan tomorrow night from 5-8pm at the ArtWrecker ...
06/19/2026

Come see the wonderful landscape paintings of USAO's Professor Blake Morgan tomorrow night from 5-8pm at the ArtWrecker Gallery in downtown Chickasha. You may even recognize the USAO Habitat in a few!

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Food preservation, tomorrow!It's only a day away!!!!
06/11/2026

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Food preservation, tomorrow!

It's only a day away!!!!

Summer with the JMOERC and OHCE!

To celebrate the summer, we are kicking things off with a FREE demonstration workshop for all things about food preservation. If you've been working hard on your garden, or just want a fun food related project this summer, come join us to learn about the processes for:

Pickles & Salsas
Vacuum sealing
Jams and Jellies
Freezing

Additionally, we'll have a station for those who want to bring in their pressure cooker for testing.

Location: Grady County Fair Grounds Community Building
Date: June 12th, 2026
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Register at the link below or scan the QR code in the image to let us know you are coming!

https://alumni.usao.edu/e/food-preservation-workshop/

Summer with the JMOERC and OHCE!To celebrate the summer, we are kicking things off with a FREE demonstration workshop fo...
05/19/2026

Summer with the JMOERC and OHCE!

To celebrate the summer, we are kicking things off with a FREE demonstration workshop for all things about food preservation. If you've been working hard on your garden, or just want a fun food related project this summer, come join us to learn about the processes for:

Pickles & Salsas
Vacuum sealing
Jams and Jellies
Freezing

Additionally, we'll have a station for those who want to bring in their pressure cooker for testing.

Location: Grady County Fair Grounds Community Building
Date: June 12th, 2026
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Register at the link below or scan the QR code in the image to let us know you are coming!

https://alumni.usao.edu/e/food-preservation-workshop/

Happy Earth Day!! We are so thankful to have just a small bit of it to enjoy and share at our fingertips every day.
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day!!

We are so thankful to have just a small bit of it to enjoy and share at our fingertips every day.

Drover Difference Day in action! Today members of the USAO community pulled together to get the USAO habitat pollinator ...
04/10/2026

Drover Difference Day in action! Today members of the USAO community pulled together to get the USAO habitat pollinator garden prepped for planting.

04/07/2026
What's that SMELL?????That, friends, is the smell of preparation for Drover Difference Day taking place in just one week...
04/03/2026

What's that SMELL?????

That, friends, is the smell of preparation for Drover Difference Day taking place in just one week!

Today, Dean Dr. Rachel Jones, Dr. Jason Shaw, and Biology Major/Habitat Work-study, Hunter Merrick collected two truckloads of manure to spread over a spot just outside the JMOERC. This little hillside is slated for one of our wildflower and pollinator planting activities scheduled as part of the USAO Drover Difference Day. In addition to beautification detail, student volunteers will help with trail maintenance.

Big thank you to Professor of Art, Jacqueline Knapp and Professor Emeritus Kent Lamar and his cattle for supplying the "good stuff" today!!

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