Maxmillian sunflowers (Helianthus maximilianii). Photo: Pat Whalen

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Cloudless Sulphur Butterflies Active in Late Summer

Cloudless Sulphur Butterflies Active in Late Summer

By Bruce Schuette, MPF's Vice President of Science and Management  Photo: Adult cloudless sulphur by Bruce Schuette  The epic migration of the monarch butterfly between eastern North America and Mexico is well known. There are other butterflies that migrate too. One...

Missouri Prairie Sounds

Missouri Prairie Sounds

  Thank you to our partners at the Missouri Department of Conservation for providing this sound recording of Missouri Tallgrass Prairie. You will hear many different sounds, and feel like you are walking through one of our many prairies across the state. Some of...

Wait! Don’t Kill that Thistle!

Wait! Don’t Kill that Thistle!

By Tim Smith, adapted from his "Missouri's Thistles" Missouri Prairie Journal article Photo: Great-spangled fritillary on a Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor) by Bruce Schuette   Blooming now in prairies, along roadsides, disturbed fields, and pastures are tall,...

Plant Conservatism & CC Values

Plant Conservatism & CC Values

By Carol Davit, Executive Director, Missouri Prairie Foundation  Photo: Penn-Sylvania Prairie by Bruce Schuette   The concept of plant species conservatism was developed for Missouri flora by Doug Ladd, formerly director of conservation science for The Nature...

MPF’s Penn-Sylvania Prairie Sets New World Record

MPF’s Penn-Sylvania Prairie Sets New World Record

By Carol Davit, Executive Director, Missouri Prairie Foundation Photo: Penn-sylvania Prairie by Drew Albers MPF strives to continually collect biological data from its prairies, to compare with past data and evaluate whether or not our management practices are...

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