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Oklahoma Emergency Preparedness Site

Living in Oklahoma often means dealing with natural disasters. Check out these insights, tips and strategies from OSU experts on ways to keep you and your family prepared and safe in the event of an emergency.

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Weather and Climate National Weather Service Forecasts: Serving Agriculture

How to properly read a weather forecast from the National Weather Service and how the forecast could affect agricultural decision making.

Meteorology Weather & Climate Weather & Disaster Preparedness

Fact Sheet

Prescribed Burning: Spotfires and Escapes

Prevention methods for spotfires and escape fires during a prescribed burn.

Fire Effects on Plants & Soils Prescribed Fire Rangeland Management Seasonal Fires Weather & Disaster Preparedness Wildfire Prevention Wildfires

Fact Sheet

Xeriscape Garden Plants

A list of low water demanding plant species that are useful to plant in xeriscape gardens in Oklahoma.

Crops Drought Flowers Gardening & Lawn Care Home & Garden Water Issues Landscaping Ornamentals Shrubs Trees Water Water & Environmental Issues Water Conservation Weather & Disaster Preparedness

Fact Sheet

Simple Irrigation Checkup for Home Sprinkler Systems

Irrigation systems not kept in proper operating condition can waste water, learn how to perform a simple checkup to identify problems with the system.

Drought Gardening & Lawn Care Home & Garden Water Issues Irrigation Irrigation of Lawns & Gardens Sprinkler Irrigation Water Water & Environmental Issues Water Conservation Weather & Disaster Preparedness

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Turf Irrigation Water Quality: A Concise Guide

Learn how to assess irrigation water through illustrative case-studies for bermudagrass lawns to model site-specific irrigation strategies.

Drought Gardening & Lawn Care Home & Garden Water Issues Irrigation Lawns & Turfgrass Soil Soil Testing Water Water & Environmental Issues Water Conservation Water Quality Weather & Disaster Preparedness

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Fire: Myths and Facts

A list of unique facts and common misconceptions about fires.

Forestry Prescribed Fire Rangeland Management Weather & Disaster Preparedness Wildfires Wildlife

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Planificar los alimentos para las emergencias de las tormentas del verano y el invierno

Important considerations for planning food and water supplies for summer and winter storm emergencies.