2025 Mobile Migration
Mobile Migration 2025 Information: September 20th and 21st
New 2025 Mobile Migration Map Link 2025 Mobile Migration Map
Mobile Migration Statement, Garden list with hyperlinks:
Again in 2025, we are hosting a Mobile Migration activity, symbolizing the Tri-Nation migration of Monarchs from their
northern breeding grounds up along the Canadian/US border south through the US East of the Rockies to their over-
wintering grounds in the Oyamel fir forests of Central Mexico, a nearly 3000-mile journey! We have chosen 6
gardens ranging from the OSU Extension Office gardens as our northernmost point, down to the habitats at the
Riverfield Country Day School. In between there are some nifty locations many of you may be unaware of. Signage at
each location will tell you some interesting things about the various unique aspects of how migration coincides with
stages of a Monarch’s life cycle and the generational progression of their journey! Enjoy and have fun!
Past Mobile Migration Habitats
- Master Gardeners OSU Extension Garden – The Master Gardeners work their magic with various native plants
labeled as nectar sources in planted beds and some cool water features. - Creek Nation Council Oaks Park and Garden – In a ceremony proclaiming their arrival and establishing their new
home, Muscogee people placed their ashes from their original ceremonial fires in Alabama at the base of a
towering oak tree. At this place, on a hill overlooking the Arkansas River, they brought to life a new fire and
began to rebuild and reestablish their tribal government. There is a nice native plant garden located in the park
that is a must see. - River Parks Authority Trails at 18th and Riverside – The RPA’s mission is to enhance community life through
stewardship of parks and public spaces along the Arkansas River. At 18 th and Riverside, you will notice an
impressive variety of Oklahoma native wildflowers found between the trail and the Arkansas rivers edge. - Teaching Garden – The Butterfly Garden section outside the main garden is a Monarch Magnet with two big
Vitex bushes and other nectar plants. The adjacent Garden Center beds and upper Rose Garden beds have a
variety of nectar sources, and roosting Monarchs may be found in the line of Cedar trees between Linnaeus and
Rose Garden. - Crow Creek Meadow– A tiny, easy-to-overlook locale near Brookside, CCM currently has lots of Senna,
(Partridge Pea) the host plant for Cloudless Sulphurs in buttery yellow bloom, in addition to Cowpen Daisy,
Indian Paint Brush and Spanish Gold. Swing by throughout the year to see what is in season! - Riverfield Country Day School – RCDS mission is to ignite adventure, inspire inquiry, and build excellence to
empower students to change their world. With the help of their resident gardener and a green thumb, students
in Pre-School through Middle School plant, weed, beautify, and even prepare recipes using ingredients from
their gardens. These gardens are magnificent and can be in found in front of the school right off the main
parking lot and at the back of the school where you find large habitats of native plants.
