Photos: Indian Grass by Pat Whalen, BioBlitz by Jeff Cantrell, Bee 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 over 55 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
Field Trip: Bellefontaine Evergreen Hill Natural Areas
Field Trip: Bellefontaine Evergreen Hill Natural Areas
Dedication of Shelton L. Cook Memorial Meadow
Dedication of Shelton L. Cook Memorial Meadow
Annual Dinner with featured speaker Dr. Reed Noss
Annual Dinner with featured speaker Dr. Reed Noss
For 55 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
Field Trip: Bellefontaine Evergreen Hill Natural Areas
Field Trip: Bellefontaine Evergreen Hill Natural Areas
Dedication of Shelton L. Cook Memorial Meadow
Dedication of Shelton L. Cook Memorial Meadow
Annual Dinner with featured speaker Dr. Reed Noss
Annual Dinner with featured speaker Dr. Reed Noss
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2022 MPF Marker Match
Susan Lordi Marker and Dennis Marker will match gifts of any amount up to a total of $25,000 to create a special prairie stewardship fund this year. In 2021, the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) acquired five additional properties, including three donated by the...
Now Hiring: Missouri Prairie Foundation and Grow Native! Operations Assistant
Missouri Prairie Foundation and Grow Native! Operations Assistant Full-time (40 hours a week) or 3/4-time (30 hours a week) position, the duties of which involve supporting the work of the Missouri Prairie Foundation's (MPF’s) Executive Director, Director of Prairie...
MPF 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
In spring 2022, MPF finalized its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, with updated goals as well as supporting strategies and action items. The plan also includes updated mission and vision statements and refined guiding values and principles. MPF annotates the plan quarterly...
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For over 55 years, the Missouri Prairie Foundation has been conserving Missouri’s prairies and other native grasslands. Donate now to help conserve prairie in Missouri, one of the most imperiled, beautiful, and biologically diverse habitat types on earth. Donate, become a member, and find other ways to support our work.
