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Maxmillian sunflowers (Helianthus maximilianii). Photo: Pat Whalen
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation have recognized the Missouri Prairie Foundation for its commitment to Missouri’s native grasslands. JEFFERSON CITY (October 19, 2020)—During the virtual Missouri...
The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) will be hosting multiple “Picnics on the Prairie” events at five different MPF prairies around the state. These events will take place on Saturdays, October 24th and 31st, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and are free and open to the...
Get excited for our new MPF and Grow Native! webinars! Thanks to your post-webinar survey feedback we learned that you want more, so we are bringing back our free webinars as well as new master class webinars! These master classes will give a more in-depth look at...
The National Park Service and the City of St. Louis have invited our Grow Native! professional members to sell pre-ordered native plants and deliver them to the Gateway Arch National Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, in celebration of National Public Lands Day. The Gateway...
The 54-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust honored champions of prairie conservation on August 28 during its virtual Annual Dinner. The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Annual Dinner, held virtually on August 28, 2020, is a celebration of Missouri’s...
The 54-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust welcomes everyone to this free event to celebrate Missouri’s prairies.
Thanks to many generous and creative supporters to our online silent auction—including the Missouri-born, California artist Katherine Fratti, who created and donated this original, mixed media drawing of a meadowlark—MPF offers you the opportunity to bid on an array...
The Missouri Prairie Foundation and Grow Native! webinars are now available for viewing on the MO Prairie YouTube Channel. Follow us on YouTube to see the latest videos! Bruce Schuette: The Conservation Significance of Missouri's Prairies Mike Leahy: A Tour of...
While the current public health situation has been sobering, it has underscored the importance of access to experience nature. MPF’s 23 protected prairies are open to all to enjoy on foot for bird watching, hiking, photography, and other nature study. Purchasing land,...
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s native plant marketing and education program promotes natives for beautifying landscapes and supporting nature’s web of life. Read about the first 20 years of the program, and visit grownative.org and Grow Native!...
Recognizing the importance of the work MPF does to project prairies and expand prairie plantings, MPF lifetime members Susan Lordi Marker and Dennis Marker will match—to $20,000 —all donations of any amount given in 2020 to support prairie protection and prairie plantings.