Photos: Yellow crownbeard (Verbesina helianthoides) and Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) on a mima mount 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 58 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
January 2025
MPF Workshop: Native Seed Winter Sowing - REGISTRATION FULL
MPF Workshop: Native Seed Winter Sowing - REGISTRATION FULL
February 2025
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Pleasant Run Creek Prairie
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Pleasant Run Creek Prairie
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
For 58 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 Workshop: Native Seed Winter Sowing – REGISTRATION FULL
MPF Workshop: Native Seed Winter Sowing - REGISTRATION FULL
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Pleasant Run Creek Prairie
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Pleasant Run Creek Prairie
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
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Missouri Prairie Foundation Bestows 2024 Awards
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Annual Dinner, this year held on August 17, is a celebration of Missouri’s prairie legacy. During the 2024 event, the 58-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust paid tribute to three awardees. “Missouri’s remaining...
2024 MPF Marker Match
Match exceeded! Many thanks to Susan Lordi Marker and Dennis Marker for their generous $25,000 match gift in 2024, and to all the donors listed below who collectively donated $28,685.55. Thanks to these gifts, donors have created a special prairie acquisition fund...
Now Hiring: Missouri Prairie Foundation and Grow Native! Events & Communication Coordinator
The Missouri Prairie Foundation and its Grow Native! program seek an assertive self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced work environment and event coordination, and takes the initiative to carry out a wide variety of event and communication coordination tasks as part of a...
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