Photos: Yellow crownbeard (Verbesina helianthoides) and Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) on a mima mound at Carver Prairie by Bruce Schuette, butterfly art by Katherine Fratti, 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 59 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
April 2025
Springfield Native Plant Sale – Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center®
Springfield Native Plant Sale – Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center®
May 2025
MPF Field Trip: Valley View Glades Natural Area Hike -- Registration Full
MPF Field Trip: Valley View Glades Natural Area Hike -- Registration Full
Grow Native! Webinar: Native Plants & Neotropical Bird Migration
Grow Native! Webinar: Native Plants & Neotropical Bird Migration
Bird and Wildflower Walk at Snowball Hill Prairie
Bird and Wildflower Walk at Snowball Hill Prairie
Kansas City Native Plant Sale – Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
Kansas City Native Plant Sale – Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
Columbia Native Plant Sale – Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center®
Columbia Native Plant Sale – Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center®
Glade Ecology Hike at Chute Ridge with Jeff Cantrell
Glade Ecology Hike at Chute Ridge with Jeff Cantrell
Paint it Prairie – Plein Air Painting Event at Snowball Hill Prairie
Paint it Prairie – Plein Air Painting Event at Snowball Hill Prairie
For 59 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
Springfield Native Plant Sale – Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center®
Springfield Native Plant Sale – Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center®
MPF Field Trip: Valley View Glades Natural Area Hike — Registration Full
MPF Field Trip: Valley View Glades Natural Area Hike -- Registration Full
Bird and Wildflower Walk at Snowball Hill Prairie
Bird and Wildflower Walk at Snowball Hill Prairie
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Prairies Present & Future – Missouri Prairie Foundation 60th Anniversary Campaign
1966-2026 MPF’s conservation success has been driven by you—our generous supporters. Your financial contributions have helped protect some of the most beautiful and biologically significant prairies remaining in North America. We invite you to be a part of our 60th...
2025 Prairie Garden Grant Awardees
Annually, MPF offers several grants to help fund the establishment or improvement of prairie gardens or plantings using Midwest native plants that are accessible to the public. This year’s five MPF Prairie Garden Grant recipients will use awarded grants to educate,...
Springfield Earth Day Musical Events to Benefit Missouri Prairie Foundation
The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) is honored to have been selected as the beneficiary of proceeds from two related Springfield, Missouri Earth Day events. Festivities kick off on March 30, 2025, with a special Earth Care Concert fundraiser at Brentwood Christian...
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