Photos: Collage by various photographers, Lordi Marker Prairie by Walter Moser, Bee art by Katherine Fratti, Indian Grass by Pat Whalen, BioBlitz by Jeff Cantrell, 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 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
Winter Raptor Field Trip to Penn-Sylvania Prairie with Jeff Cantrell
Winter Raptor Field Trip to Penn-Sylvania Prairie with Jeff Cantrell
Save the Date: Native by Design
Save the Date: Native by Design
Girl Scouts Prairie Day – Carver Prairie
Girl Scouts Prairie Day – Carver Prairie
Girl Scouts Prairie Day – Pettis County
Girl Scouts Prairie Day – Pettis County
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
Winter Raptor Field Trip to Penn-Sylvania Prairie with Jeff Cantrell
Winter Raptor Field Trip to Penn-Sylvania Prairie with Jeff Cantrell
Save the Date: Native by Design
Save the Date: Native by Design
Girl Scouts Prairie Day – Carver Prairie
Girl Scouts Prairie Day – Carver Prairie
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End of the Year Giving 2021
Thanks to you and other supporters, the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) and its Grow Native! program accomplish a sustained, high level of conservation activity for prairie, people, and native plants. One of our many accomplishments this year was the launching of a...
Missouri Prairie Foundation Honored with a National Lewis & Clark Award
At its sixth annual National Lewis & Clark Conservation Awards ceremony on November 4, 2021 in Jefferson City, the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) honored the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) with the Sacagawea Community and Partnership...
Planting Prairie Violet Plugs to Help Regals
In October, volunteers assisted MPF Director of Prairie Management Jerod Huebner with the planting of at least 1,200 plugs (small plants) of a variety of prairie-restricted wildflower species over three properties. These plants—including royal catchfly (Silene regia),...
A Missouri Bicentennial Project: Protection & Restoration of MPF’s 400-acre Lordi Marker Prairie
An extraordinary $1 million lead gift from Susan Lordi Marker and her husband Dennis Marker, along with other generous gifts and financial backing from MPF, made this new MPF acquisition possible. Your gift of any amount will help us raise necessary funds restricted to this project, which includes purchase cost, restoration, and stewardship of this remarkable 400-acre property.
