OKC Zoo, Red Coyote host run for monarch conservation

The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is teaming up with Red Coyote and Boldt for an evening fun run supporting monarch butterfly conservation on Thursday, Aug. 27. The approximately 3-mile Red Coyote Zoo Run Club course winds through the Zoo’s 100-acre park and is open to runners of all paces and abilities. Proceeds benefit the Zoo’s monarch conservation efforts, with Boldt matching the first $5,000 raised. Red Coyote Zoo Run Club participants at OKC Zoo credit Red CoyoteThe event coincides with the start of the monarch’s fall migration through Oklahoma, an important habitat along the butterflies’ annual route between central Mexico and southern Canada. Red Coyote Zoo Run ClubThursday, Aug. 27, 6 p.m.Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden2000 Remington Place, Oklahoma CityRegistration required; limited to 1,500 participantsVisit OKCZoo.