Field Trip

Registration for this event is full. Please email outreach@moprairie.org to be added to our waiting list.   Join Mike Leahy with the Missouri Department of Conservation for a special MPF field trip exploration of Ozark dolomite glades at Valley View Glades Natural Area near Hillsboro. Described by some biologists as xeric prairies, we will explore the natural […]

Join MPF MPF Director of Prairie Management Jerod Huebner for an evening spring hike at MPF's Noah Brown's Prairie, a prairie that supports at least 178 native plant species. Enjoy native wildflowers and learn about MPF’s prairie reconstruction project adjacent to the prairie remnant. Minimum registration of 6 people. What to expect: heat, sun, occasional […]

Join MPF Board Member, Tracy Lewandowski, for a bird and wildflower walk on MPF’s Snowball Hill Prairie near Harrisonville, Missouri on Friday May 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Discover the difference between an original unplowed prairie remnant and a reconstructed prairie. Learn about native prairie plants, grassland birds, and other creatures that inhabit […]

Registration for this event is full. Please email Jeff at Jeff.Cantrell@mdc.mo.gov to be added to the waiting list. Join MPF Technical Advisor Jeff Cantrell for a look at life and eco-relationships at MPF's Linden's Prairie. Up to 1 mile of walking over flat to moderately rolling terrain. Dress for the weather and walking in a […]

Join MPF Technical Advisor Jeff Cantrell for a bushwhacking, rock-hopping trek to the top of Chute Ridge in the Mark Twain National Forest near Roaring River in Barry County. It’s an ascent worth the effort! This dolomite glade is a regional favorite featuring stunning wildflowers at all levels of the ridge. There are no designated […]