Position Title Prairie Stewardship Assistant. 24 to 40 hours weekly. This is a field position that does not report to an office. Position located in Springfield or Joplin areas, or in any of the following counties: Lawrence, Dade, Benton, St. Clair, Barton, Vernon,...
Maxmillian sunflowers (Helianthus maximilianii). Photo: Pat Whalen
MPF’s 2022 Accomplishments & End-of-Year Giving
Make an end-of-year charitable donation. Thanks to you and other 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...
Missouri Prairie Foundation on Nature Revisited Podcast
Missouri Prairie Foundation is featured on Episode 82 of the Nature Revisited podcast, broadcast today. MPF Executive Director Carol Davit and Vice President of Science and Management Bruce Schuette talk about prairie's natural and human-influenced history, its vital...
Missouri Prairie Foundation Bestows 2022 Awards
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Annual Dinner, held virtually on August 27, 2022, was a celebration of Missouri’s prairie legacy. During the event, the 56-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust paid tribute to four awardees. “Missouri’s remaining...
MPF Virtual Annual Dinner Silent Auction—Bidding Begins August 23
Thanks to many generous and creative supporters to our online silent auction, MPF offers you the opportunity to bid on an array of items and experiences from August 23 to 27, including during our virtual Annual Dinner event on August 27. Viewing is open now. If you...
2022 MPF Marker Match
Susan Lordi Marker and Dennis Marker will match gifts of any amount up to a total of $25,000 to create a special prairie stewardship fund this year. In 2021, the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) acquired five additional properties, including three donated by the...
Now Hiring: Missouri Prairie Foundation and Grow Native! Operations Assistant
Missouri Prairie Foundation and Grow Native! Operations Assistant Full-time (40 hours a week) or 3/4-time (30 hours a week) position, the duties of which involve supporting the work of the Missouri Prairie Foundation's (MPF’s) Executive Director, Director of Prairie...
MPF 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
In spring 2022, MPF finalized its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, with updated goals as well as supporting strategies and action items. The plan also includes updated mission and vision statements and refined guiding values and principles. MPF annotates the plan quarterly...
June 4, 2022: Rural Land Stewardship Field Day
9 a.m. - noon @ 300 East Fox Hollow Road (4 miles west of Ashland, MO) Presented and hosted by Grow Native! Professional Member Bill Ruppert on behalf of Blue Fox Farm, Fox Hollow Forest, and Three Creeks Farm & Forest. Admission is free but pre-registration by...
MPF Part of Target Circle Giving Program through June 30, 2022
MPF is honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. MPF is featured online and in stores in Branson, Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Jefferson City, Joplin, Springfield,...
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For over 55 years, the Missouri Prairie Foundation has been conserving Missouri’s prairies and other native grasslands. Donate now to help conserve prairie in Missouri, one of the most imperiled, beautiful, and biologically diverse habitat types on earth. Donate, become a member, and find other ways to support our work.