Oklahoma Environmentalists
Hear and learn from the oral histories of Oklahoma's leading environmentalists and activists and how they restored and preserved the state's natural beauty.
Learn From These Influential Oklahomans
Carrie Dickerson
Black Fox Nuclear Plant ProtesterAn unlikely activist, she educated herself about nuclear energy and risked everything to stop the Black Fox Plant.
Gathering Place
Jeff StavaJeff Stava describes the planning, preparation, and opening of Tulsa's award-winning, world-renowned park.
John T. Nickel
Owner, Greenleaf NurseryA genuine love of nature drove his business decisions and led him down the path to preservation.
Joseph H. Williams
Businessman, Nature ConservationistAs a business leader, he reshaped Williams Cos. but the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is his lasting legacy.
Pat Woodrum
Exec Dir. of Tulsa City-County Library, Botanic Garden Co-founderAfter serving as the executive director of the Tulsa City-County Library system for 32 years, Pat Woodrum helped found Tulsa’s Day Center for the Homeless, co-founded the Tulsa Botanic Garden, authored several cookbooks, and was the first woman in 100 years to sit on the lay board of Trinity Episcopal Parish.
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
EnvironmentalListen to Harvey Payne and Jenk Jones tell you the story of how this great Oklahoma prairie land became a preservation site.
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