Register to join the DoERS for a series of community events!
The City of Norman’s Division of Environmental Resilience and Sustainability (DoERS) invite community members to take part in events through November 2025, that will promote environmental awareness and sustainability.
“As the weather cools, fun is still heating up! We are looking forward to some great programming for the community this fall,” said Michelle Chao, Environmental Programs Supervisor for the City of Norman.
Details on events can be found below and interested participants can sign up to participate at https://www.normanok.gov/events.
Bees, Beers & Bites
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 | 6-8 PM | Lazy Circles Brewing, 422 E. Main Street
Enjoy community, paint and decorate a bee hotel to take home! A percentage of all brewery sales will be donated to the Norman Parks Foundation to help fund the Monarchs in the Park Festival.
Monarchs in the Park
SEPTEMBER 28 | 11 AM - 4 PM | Legacy Park, 1898 Legacy Park Drive
Celebrate pollinators with native plant sales, games, crafts, gardening expert visits, demonstrations, food trucks, a pet pollinator parade – with prizes! – and more.
Cooking with Pollinators
OCTOBER 5| 1-3 PM | The Well, 210 James Garner Avenue
A fun and flavorful cooking class that highlights the essential role pollinators play in our food system.
Sutton Wilderness Watershed Cleanup
OCTOBER 18 | 9 – 11 AM | Sutton Wilderness Park, 1920 12th Avenue NE
A hands-on watershed clean-up with neighbors to help keep our creeks and parks healthy and beautiful.
Tenth Annual Lake Thunderbird Workshop & Cleanup
OCTOBER 26 | 1–4 PM | Lake Thunderbird Boathouse, 1312 Indian Point Road
A special community event combining learning and action that will feature local experts sharing tips on native plants, tree care and more.
Fall E-Waste Event
NOVEMBER 15 | 9 AM – Noon | Westwood Aquatic Center, 1017 Fairway Drive
Safely dispose of old electronics – anything with a cord! – at this free community event. No registration required.
Colonial Estates Watershed Cleanup
NOVEMBER 16 | 1-3 PM | Colonial Estates Park, 1641 E. Lindsey Street
Join neighbors in this community event to help keep the watershed clean and healthy.
Questions can be directed to DoERS@Normanok.gov.
ABOUT THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY: Formed in Spring 2023, DoERS has direct management of the Industrial Pretreatment Program (including the Fats, Oils, and Grease Program), the Household Hazardous Waste Facility and accompanying Program, the Stormwater Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) and Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring and Compliance Programs (which include stormwater quality functions for construction and industrial facility sites), and the Cross Connection Control Program. The new division also manages the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, researching and transitioning to sustainable energy sources, increasing pollinator habitat, and encouraging implementation of low impact development.
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