Photos: Yellow crownbeard (Verbesina helianthoides) and Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) on a mima mount at Carver Prairie by Bruce Schuette, butterfly art by Katherine Fratti, Blazing Star at Goodnight-Henry Prairie by Bruce Schuette, Linden’s Prairie walk by Lloyd Grotjan, MPF prairie burn by Jerod Huebner, La Petite Gemme Prairie Bioblitz by Christine Chiu, Dickcissel Nest by Sara Scheill
For 58 years, the Missouri Prairie Foundation has been conserving Missouri’s prairies and other native grasslands—some of the most imperiled habitats on the planet.
We are also home to the Grow Native! plant education and marketing program and the Missouri Invasive Plant Council.
Upcoming Events
May 2024
Columbia Native Plant Sale - Bass Pro Shops
Columbia Native Plant Sale - Bass Pro Shops
Spring Wildflower Walk with Jeff Cantrell at Linden's Prairie
Spring Wildflower Walk with Jeff Cantrell at Linden's Prairie
June 2024
MPF 13th Annual BioBlitz and National Prairie Day
MPF 13th Annual BioBlitz and National Prairie Day
Prairie Tour and Bumble Bee Atlas Training
Prairie Tour and Bumble Bee Atlas Training
July 2024
Prairie Tour and Bumble Bee Atlas Training at Snowball Hill
Prairie Tour and Bumble Bee Atlas Training at Snowball Hill
For 56 years, the Missouri Prairie Foundation has been conserving Missouri’s prairies and other native grasslands—some of the most imperiled habitats on the planet.
We are also home to the Grow Native! native plant education and marketing program and the Missouri Invasive Plant Council.
Upcoming Events
Columbia Native Plant Sale – Bass Pro Shops
Columbia Native Plant Sale - Bass Pro Shops
MPF 13th Annual BioBlitz and National Prairie Day
MPF 13th Annual BioBlitz and National Prairie Day
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Now Hiring: Missouri Prairie Foundation and Grow Native! Events & Communication Coordinator
The Missouri Prairie Foundation and its Grow Native! program seek an assertive self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced work environment and event coordination, and takes the initiative to carry out a wide variety of event and communication coordination tasks as part of a...
Missouri Native Grassland Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations Due February 20
The Native Grassland Summit Planning Committee is now accepting nominations for a Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions for the cause of prairies, prairie flora and fauna and/or expanding native grassland plantings...
HB 2412 Invasive Plant Hearing – RESCHEDULED to January 23, 2024
**Please note the new date and time for this hearing.** The Missouri House Conservation and Natural Resources Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in House Hearing Room 3 in the basement of the Missouri Capitol. (There will be...