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Maxmillian sunflowers (Helianthus maximilianii). Photo: Pat Whalen
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Annual Dinner, held virtually on August 20, 2021, is a celebration of Missouri’s prairie legacy. During the event, the 55-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust paid tribute to seven awardees. “Missouri’s remaining...
Position Opening: Missouri Prairie Foundation and Grow Native! Administrative & Outreach Assistant Full-time (40 hours a week), salaried position, the duties of which involve managing data and occasional event preparation and participation for the Missouri Prairie...
Prairie strips are a new conservation practice that use native grasses and flowers to control erosion, filter water, create pollinator and bird habitat, and store carbon on corn and soybean ground. On Wednesday, July 21 at 4:00 p.m., Iowa State University Agricultural...
The Missouri Prairie Foundation will dedicate The Rae Letsinger Prairie in Newton County, near the town of Sarcoxie, Missouri, on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. The public is invited to this free afternoon event, which will include a guided tour of this...
On June 1, 2021, MPF purchased a sand prairie of nearly 55 acres in Scott County in southeastern Missouri near Sikeston. This property is likely the most intact and one of only two sand prairies (Southeastern Missouri Subtype) in the Missouri Natural Heritage...
The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) has established an acknowledgement of the role of Native Americans in shaping Missouri's prairie. This year is a milestone in Missouri’s history. This state has accomplished much in its first 200 years—and Missouri’s Bicentennial...
It’s spring—time to learn more about the birds and the bees at this three-day festival organized by the Missouri River Bird Observatory. The annual Birds & Bees Festival in Arrow Rock, Missouri returns this year in hybrid form. The festival, organized by the...
The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF), its Grow Native! program, and the Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force (MoIP), which MPF administers, is now accepting nominations for its Missouri Prairie Foundation awards (prairie pioneer, prairie professional, prairie...
The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) is hosting a free Zoom webinar on Wednesday, April 28 at 4:00 p.m. with author and cyclist Sara Dykman about her journey cycling alongside the monarch butterfly migration from Mexico to Canada, and back. In 2017, Sara Dykman...
The Missouri Prairie Foundation seeks proposals from experienced contractors for several native planting projects in the St. Louis Area. These multi-year projects will be funded by the Missouri Prairie Foundation via grant funding. Please find the two Requests for...
An extraordinary $1 million lead gift from Susan Lordi Marker and her husband Dennis Marker, along with other generous gifts and financial backing from MPF, made this new MPF acquisition possible. Your gift of any amount will help us raise necessary funds restricted to this project, which includes purchase cost, restoration, and stewardship of this remarkable 400-acre property.