MPF’s Linden’s Prairie.
Photo by R. S. Kinerson.

We help children and adults discover their prairie legacy.
Photo by Carol Davit.

We support prairie research.

We support grassland wildlife-friendly agricultural and energy policies.
Photo by Noppadol Paothong.

For 52 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 Task Force.

2018 Annual Member Meeting and Evening on the Prairie

Saturday, October 20, 2018

MPF Annual Member Meeting & Evening on the Prairie at Prairie Star Restoration Farm between Belle and Bland, MO – the home and property of MPF board member Jan Sassmann and her husband Bruce Sassmann. This evening will include walking tours of the 120-acre farm, featuring reconstructed native grasslands, restored woodlands, and outstanding replicas of Henry David Thoreau's cabin, Aldo Leopold's shack, John Muir's camp, and an American Indian teepee.

A casual picnic dinner buffet will be available to purchase, as well as complimentary wine thanks to Past MPF President and bartender Randy Washburn. Presentations and a silent auction will be part of the festivities. Register here!