Missouri Prairie Journal

The Missouri Prairie Foundation has been publishing the Missouri Prairie Journal since 1979. This publication includes information about Missouri Prairie Foundation prairies and other news as well as feature articles on many aspects of prairie ecology, history, and benefits to people. Print magazines are sent to Missouri Prairie Foundation members as a benefit of membership. Digitized articles from volumes since 2003 are available online and listed under their subject categories, listed below.

Scroll down for Missouri Prairie Journal articles organized by subject.

If you wish to cite any of these articles in presentations or papers, volume, issue, and page numbers are given in the footer of each article page. Example of correct citation:

Mills, Mark S., Darrin Welchert, and Jordan Meyer. 2016. The Hills are Alive with Herps. Missouri Prairie Journal 37(1): 20-23.

Full Issues:

2024: Volume 45, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2024: Volume 45, Number 2: Summer
2024: Volume 45, Number 1: Spring

2023: Volume 44, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2023: Volume 44, Number 2: Summer
2023: Volume 44, Number 1: Spring

2022: Volume 43, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2022: Volume 43, Number 2: Summer
2022: Volume 43, Number 1: Spring

2021: Volume 42, Numbers 3&4: Fall & Winter
2021: Volume 42, Number 2: Summer
2021: Volume 42, Number 1: Spring

2020: Volume 41, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2020: Volume 41, Number 2: Summer
2020: Volume 41, Number 1: Spring

2019: Volume 40, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2019: Volume 40, Number 2: Summer
2019: Volume 40, Number 1: Spring

2018: Volume 39, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2018: Volume 39, Number 2: Summer
2018: Volume 39, Number 1: Spring

2017: Volume 38, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2017: Volume 38, Number 2: Summer
2017: Volume 38, Number 1: Spring

2016: Volume 37, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2016: Volume 37, Number 2: Summer
2016: Volume 37, Number 1: Spring

2015: Volume 36, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2015: Volume 36, Number 2: Summer
2015: Volume 36, Number 1: Spring

2014: Volume 35, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2014: Volume 35, Number 2: Summer
2014: Volume 35, Number 1: Spring

2013: Volume 34, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2013: Volume 34, Number 2: Summer
2013: Volume 34, Number 1; Spring

2012: Volume 33, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2012: Volume 33, Number 2: Summer
2012: Volume 33, Number 1 :Spring

2011: Volume 32, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2011: Volume 32, Number 2: Summer
2011: Volume 32, Number 1: Spring

2010: Volume 31, Numbers 3 & 4: Fall & Winter
2010: Volume 31, Number 2: Summer
2010: Volume 31, Number 1: Spring

2009: Volume 30, Number 4: Winter
2009: Volume 30, Number 3: Fall
2009: Volume 30, Number 2: Summer
2009: Volume 30, Number 1: Spring

2008: Volume 29, Number 4: Winter
2008: Volume 29, Number 3: Fall
2008: Volume 29, Number 2: Summer
2008: Volume 29, Number 1: Spring

2007: Volume 28, Number 4: Fall
2007: Volume 28, Number 3: Summer
2007: Volume 28, Number 2: Spring
2007: Volume 28, Number 1: Winter

2006: Volume 27, Number 4: Fall
2006: Volume 27, Number 3: Summer
2006: Volume 27, Number 2: Spring
2006: Volume 27, Number 1: Winter

2005: Volume 26, Number 4: Fall
2005: Volume 26, Number 3: Summer
2005: Volume 26, Number 2: Spring
2005: Volume 26, Number 1: Winter

2004: Volume 25, Number 4: Fall
2004: Volume 25, Number 3: Summer
2004: Volume 25, Number 2: Spring
2004: Volume 25, Number 1: Winter

2003 Volume 24, Number 4: Fall
2003 Volume 24, Number 3: Summer

Articles

Articles from the Missouri Prairie Journal, organized by subject:

Prairie Biodiversity

Articles on prairie and related natural communities, plants, animals, soils, and aquatic life of Missouri prairies, including research, ecological restoration projects, animal profiles, and more. See all

• Plants & Plant Communities
• Prairie and other Natural Communities
• Birds
• Prairie-chickens
• Native Bees, Butterflies, Moths, and Other Insects
• Fish
• Amphibians and Reptiles
• Mammals
• Soils
• Prairie Hydrology, Streams, and Aquatic Life

Prairie and People

Articles on human connections to prairie, including culture, geography, prairie policy, agriculture and more. See all

• Plants and Humans (Gardening, Food, and Medicine)
• Prairie History
• Prairie Policy
• Prairie Bioenergy
• Livestock Forage
• Education on the Prairie with Jeff Cantrell
• Interviews

Prairie Management

Articles on prairie management, including guides, invasive species, surveys, floral reports, and more. See all

• Prairie Planting Guide
• Invasive Species
• Prairie Management Articles from the Missouri Prairie Journal
• Native Warm Season Grass News with Steve Clubine
• Bird Surveys
• Floristic Integrity Reports
• Herpetofaunal Surveys