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Weekend Overview Join the Missouri Prairie Foundation for our 14th Annual BioBlitz, National Prairie Day, and Prairie Dedication! Following a welcome and dedication of the Snadon Tract of Coyne Prairie at 1:30 p.m. on June 7, you can join one of many study groups to search for and document butterflies, bees, plants, small mammals, amphibians, […]
Join MPF Assistant Prairie Steward Clifford Barratt for an evening spring hike at MPF’s Schuette Prairie, a limestone/dolomite prairie with over 200 plant species documented. Enjoy native wildflowers while learning about this rare natural community. Minimum registration of 6 people. What to expect: heat, sun, occasional wet ground, possibly annoying invertebrates (e.g., gnats, ticks, chiggers, […]
Join Tracy Hames, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, for a webinar case study on the Yakama Nation Reservation’s cultural approach to wetland and floodplain protection, restoration, and management that fostered the regeneration of the native Wapato plant in eastern Washington state. Wapato (Sagittaria spp.), a starchy tuber, has been utilized by the Yakama […]
Event Cancelled -- We will advise if there will be a rescheduling soon. 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 Morton Family Prairie, on June 21 to receive training on […]
Webinar Postponed: Grow Native! Master Class for Native Perennials on Slopes – New Date Wednesday, June 25 at 4pm Spend an hour getting to know some of the best go-to plants for building ecologically sound landscapes with Shannon Currey, a horticultural educator with Izel Native Plants. With Native Plant Solutions, we take a deep dive […]
Join Dr. Nadia Navarrete-Tindall, Professor and Extension State Specialist at Lincoln University of Missouri, as she highlights some easy to grow native edible plants. She will present information on how to identify, grow, maintain, when and what to harvest, and uses, of a few species that are naturally found in bottomlands and wetlands and have […]
Join Dr. Allison Miller on a journey to meet the native Missouri grape that saved French wine, and other botanical superstars! Wild species have contributed in significant ways to global agriculture, and hold great promise for future agricultural innovation. In this presentation, we will focus first on native Missouri grapevines, and their current and future […]
Join James Faupel, Director of Horticulture and Curator of Living Collections at Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum, for a walking tour exploring summer flowers in bloom on the property. This tour will explore native plants and plant communities and discuss the natural history of BCA and the surrounding region. The tour will highlight the value of […]
Join Cydney Ross, Outdoor Education Manager at Deep Roots KC, as she discusses the challenges and successes of “Primrose Prairie” in this Grow Native! webinar. In its fourth growing season, this native planting at the Discovery Center in Kansas City was Cydney’s first public native garden that she designed, installed, and maintained. Learn about plant […]
Humans thrive with a diversity of foods in their diet, and the same is true for livestock. Establishing and maintaining pastures of prairie grasses, forbs, and legumes, not only provides diverse, nutritious forage for cattle, but this practice also provides many other benefits to livestock, cattle producers, and wildlife alike. Unlike cool-season tall fescue, which […]
Increasingly, gardeners, farmers, community planners, and nature enthusiasts in the lower Midwest are choosing native plants. As this movement attracts enthusiasm, however, it also draws speculation. What is the truth about native plants… and what is misinformation? Join panelists Sajo Abdallah, Eric Eaton, Nina Fogel, and Scott Woodbury as they tackle live questions and set […]
MPF invites you to a celebration of prairies on Saturday, August 16, 2025 in Columbia, Missouri at the Stoney Creek Hotel. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Jesse Nippert, University Distinguished Professor of Biology at Kansas State University. Doors open at 5 p.m. for the silent auction, drinks, and social hour, followed by dinner at 6 p.m., and […]