Photos: A compass plant in bloom stands tall in July at Schuette 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 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.
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December 2023
January 2024
MPF Native Grassland & Woodland Management Training
MPF Native Grassland & Woodland Management Training
February 2024
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
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
MPF Native Grassland & Woodland Management Training
MPF Native Grassland & Woodland Management Training
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
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2023 End of Year Giving and Accomplishments
Make an end-of-year charitable donation. Thanks to supporters, the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) and its Grow Native! program accomplish a sustained, high level of conservation activity to benefit prairie and people, and to promote the use of native plants. We...
MPF Donates Nature Books to St. Louis Public Library
Primarily with support from the St. Louis Audubon Cathleen Creley Memorial Grant Fund, the Missouri Prairie Foundation has purchased a selection of books on landscaping with native plants and related subjects for the St. Louis Public Library (SLPL). The books were...
MPF/GN! Approved Provider for Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
The Missouri Prairie Foundation / Grow Native! is now an approved provider for the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LACES)! LACES establishes, maintains, and enforces standards for evaluating professional development and continuing education...