by Outreach | December 13, 2024 | Giving, News
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...
by Outreach | August 20, 2024 | News
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...
by Outreach | February 26, 2024 | Blog
Despite the cold, blustery field conditions of the morning birding outing in Pettis County with leader Veronica Mecko on February 18, birds were still out and about for the Great Backyard Bird Count. At the first stop, MPF’s Drovers’ Prairie, nine birders cut the...
by Outreach | November 15, 2023 | Giving, News
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...
by Outreach | October 17, 2023 | Blog
They’re thorny and they’re tough, but thistles are not all bad. In fact, of the nine species of Cirsium found in Missouri, there are several native species that occur on prairies and other habitats. They are rich food sources for birds, butterflies,...
