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Introducing Urban Communities to Nature 4 webinars and 2 in-person workshops. Please register in advance here. Participants attending webinars and workshops will be eligible to apply for a paid internship in Kansas City, Missouri. Deadline to register for those applying for internships is May 5. Others can register at any time. --Webinar: 2-3 p.m. Thursday, […]
MPF is offering a free training opportunity to the general public, specifically aimed at young people entering the field of natural resource management, to gain hands-on experience managing native grasslands (prairies, glades, open woodlands, and fens), with the goal to increase the pool of future professionals (and/or prairie and woodland landowners) who can manage and […]
In this masterclass, Nadia Navarrete-Tindall will share information about native edibles that can be easily grown for production including wild plums, arrowhead tubers, persimmons and others. She will focus on establishment, maintenance, production, and recipes. The master class, to be held via Zoom, will include 50 minutes of instruction with at least 10 minutes for […]
Grow Native! Native by Design: Successful Gardens for Pollinators and People, a native plant and gardening workshop in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Grow Native! 2022 Professional Member Conference with exhibitors and speakers including Scott Woodbury's keynote "Observations over a 30-year Native Landscaping Career." In-person event (MU General Services Building, Rooms 194A&B, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri) $20 per person for Grow Native! professional members (and their staff). Virtual event free for Grow Native! professional members and […]
The Missouri Bumble Bee Atlas is a statewide citizen science project aimed at tracking and conserving Missouri’s native bumble bees. Join MPF Board Member Doug Helmers to tour MPF's Runge Prairie near Kirksville, MO, on July 8 to receive training on the Missouri Bumble Bee Atlas. No ID experience needed! Pack a sack lunch to enjoy […]
MPF is offering a free training opportunity to the general public, specifically aimed at young people entering the field of natural resource management, to gain hands-on experience managing native grasslands (prairies, glades, open woodlands, and fens), with the goal to increase the pool of future professionals (and/or prairie and woodland landowners) who can manage and […]
During this Grow Native! Native By Design: Landscape Challenges and Native Plant Solutions workshop on Friday, February 23, at Lewis & Clark Community College in Edwardsville, Illinois, speakers will explore how native plants can be used to solve a myriad of landscape challenges. Alan Branhagen, the Executive Director of the Natural Land Institute in Rockford, […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation, CFM, and the Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Service are spearheading this statewide event in Jefferson City, designed for attendees to take a collective look into Missouri's native grassland ecosystems, from remnant prairies to working lands establishment and management, and collaborate with ideas and solutions to reverse the current trend in […]
The Missouri Bumble Bee Atlas is a statewide citizen science project aimed at tracking and conserving Missouri’s native bumble bees. Join MPF Board Member Doug Helmers and Amanda McColpin to tour MPF’s Drovers’ Prairie or Lordi Marker Prairie near Sedalia, MO, on June 22 to receive training on the Missouri Bumble Bee Atlas. No ID […]
This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We will work to reschedule it for later this summer or early fall. The Missouri Bumble Bee Atlas is a statewide citizen science project aimed at tracking and conserving Missouri’s native bumble bees. Join MPF Board Member Doug Helmers and Amanda McColpin to tour MPF’s Snowball […]
Join MPF Board Member Vernon Elsberry and a small group of fellow learners for a Native Seed Winter Sowing Workshop at his property in Warrensburg, MO on Saturday, February 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Participants will sow seeds collected from the City of Warrensburg's Turkeyfoot Prairie garden into custom blends of topsoil, sand, […]