Prairie and People
Articles in the Missouri Prairie Journal
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Mills, Mark S., Darrin Welchert, and Jordan Meyer. 2016. The Hills are Alive with Herps. Missouri Prairie Journal 37(1): 20-23.
Plants and Humans (Gardening, Food and Medicine)
Grow Native! Nativars, Cultivars, and “Nativars,” Vol. 45, No. 1, 2024
Grow Native! Seeded Native Prairie Planting Stewardship, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2024
Grow Native! Slow-Poke Native Gardening, Vol. 44, Nos. 3 & 4, 2023
Intentional Entanglement: Native Plants, Neighborhoods, and Art, Vol. 44, Nos. 3 & 4, 2023
Grow Native! Soft Landings Garden Plan, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2023
Grow Native! An Introduction to Nitrogen Fixation and Prairie Plants, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2023
Grow Native! Rock Garden Plan, Vol. 43, Nos. 3 & 4, 2022
Grow Native! Planting on Steep Slopes, Vol 43, No. 2, 2022
Grow Native! Mailbox Garden Plans, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2022
Grow Native! Songbird Garden and Butterfly Garden Plans, Vol. 42, Nos. 3 & 4, 2021
Grow Native! Community Conservation, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2021
Grow Native! Points of Wildness, Vol. 42, No. 1, 2021
Natives: The Perfect Additions to an Imperfect Garden, Vol. 41, Nos. 3 & 4, 2020
Shaw Nature Reserve’s Prairie Planting Turns 40, Vol. 41, Nos. 3 & 4, 2020
Transformation of a Library Landscape, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2020
From Prairie Foe to Friend, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2020
Grow Native! Turns 20, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2020
Grow Native! Native Foliage in Autumn, Vol. 40, Nos. 3 & 4, 2019
Grow Native! Wasps: Allies in the Garden, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2019
My Lifelong Love of Grasslands, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2019
Grow Native! Front Yard Formal: A Way to Middle Ground, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2019
Grow Native! Defending against Deer and Rabbits, Vol. 28, Nos. 3&4, 2018
Grow Native! Fantastic Moths and Their Woody Host Plants, Vol. 39, Nos. 3 & 4, 2018
Grow Native! Thankful for Flies in the Garden, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2018
Grow Native! Native Landscaping for Skippers, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2018
Grow Native! Winning Native Plant Combinations, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2017
Grow Native! Native Alternatives to Bush Honeysuckle, Vol. 38, No. 1, 2017
New Buffalo Grass Cultivar for Lawns (pg. 28), Vol. 38, No. 1, 2017
Grow Native! Gardening for Bumble Bees, Vol. 37, Nos. 3 & 4, 2016
Grow Native! Gardening for Monarchs, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2016
Grow Native! Integrating Natives into a Non-Native, Traditional Landscape, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2016
Grow Native! Native Plants for Erosion Control, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2015
Harnessing Prairie Plant Potential for Human Needs, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2015
Grow Native! Common Native Medicinal and Edible Plants, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2015
Grow Native! Native Plants for Flower Arrangements, Vol. 36, No. 1, 2015
Grow Native! Native Plant Container Gardening, Vol. 35, Nos. 3 & 4, 2014
Grow Native! Missouri’s Native Aquatics, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2014
Grow Native! Landscaping with Native Small Trees, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2014
Grow Native! It Starts with a Plant, Vol. 34, Nos. 3 & 4, 2013
Grow Native! Gardening with Native Vines, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2013
Grow Native! Establishing a Prairie Border Garden, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2013
Grow Native! Achieving Balance with Native Landscaping, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2012
Grow Native! Gardening with Native Sedges, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2012
Grow Native! for Water Quality, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2012
Prairie Gardening with Propagated Plants, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2009
Prairie History
Mrs. Monia Cook Morris: Professor and Prairie Protector, Vol. 45, Nos. 3 & 4, 2024
A Life of Healing: Dr. Wayne Morton, Vol 45, No. 2, 2024
The New Paradigm of Old-Growth Grasslands, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2022
Five-Year Review & a Glimpse into the Future, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2022
Tallgrass Prairie and the Osage Nation in Missouri, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2021
The Rae Letsinger Prairie, Vol. 41, Nos. 3 & 4, 2020
MPF’s Northwest Lawrence County Prairie, Vol. 41, Nos. 3 & 4, 2020
A Culture of Prairie Conservation, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2020
To Put Out Fire, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2019
Ancient Players, New Game: The Origins of Our Tallgrass Prairies, Vol. 39, Nos. 3 & 4, 2018
Prairie Pearls, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2017
The Pioneer Days of Golden Prairie, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2015
A Tribute to Edgar W. Denison, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2014
Creating a Prairie Map of Missouri, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2011
Coyne Prairie: A Gem at the Edge of the Ozarks, Vol 27, No. 2, 2006
A Prairie Family History, Vol 27, No. 2, 2006
The Presettlement Prairie in the Kansas City Region (Jackson County, Missouri), Vol. 6, 1985
Presettlement Prairie of Missouri, Missouri Department of Conservation, 1982
Early Prairies of St. Louis City, Vol. 2, 1981
Prairie Policy
Ceasing the Sale of Invasive Plants, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2020
Research and Policy Priorities for Conserving America’s Grasslands and Prairies, Vol. 40, Nos. 3 & 4, 2019
Climate Change, Biodiversity, and the Importance of Prairie Conservation, Vol. 40, Nos. 3 & 4, 2019
Prairie Bioenergy
Grow Native! Climate Smart Agriculture & Prairie Plants, Vol. 45, Nos. 3 & 4, 2024
Prairie Power: Roeslein Alternative Energy Moves Toward Horizon 2, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2019
From Grassland Restoration to Renewable Energy, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2014
Biomass Crop Assistance Program, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2011
Livestock Forage
Native Warm-Season Grass News, Vol. 45, Nos. 3 & 4 2024
Rangeland Wildflowers: Supporting Creatures Big and Small, Vol. 45, No. 2, 2024
Native Warm-Season Grass News, Vol. 45, No. 2, 2024
Native Warm-Season Grass News, Vol. 44, Nos. 3 & 4, 2023
Native Warm-Season Grass News, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2023
Native Warm-Season Grass News, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2023
Native Warm-Season Grass News, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2022
The Origin of Osage Orange Hedgerows, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2017
Grass-finished Beef News (pg. 27), Vol. 38, No. 1, 2017
Summer Grazing, Vol. 37, Nos. 3 & 4, 2016
Summer Grazing and Economics of Weed Control in Forage Management, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2016
Establishing Native Pasture with a Cover Crop Cocktail, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2016
What’s Good for the Birds is also Good for the Beef, Vol. 36 (pg 25), Nos. 3 & 4, 2015
Native Warm-Season Grass Grazing Research, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2015
Value of Grassland Shrubs, Grass-fed Beef, Buying Herbicides, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2013
Pasture Conversion and Control of Invasives, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2013
Bloat-Free Legumes Show Pasture Potential, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2012
Grazing Horses on Prairie, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2012
Haying and Grazing for Livestock Production and Wildlife, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2011
Grassland Management with Fire and Grazing, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2011
Education on the Prairie
Cantrell: Silphium Life Cycle, Vol. 45, Nos. 3 & 4, 2024
Cantrell: A Grassland Bird’s Niche, Vol. 45, No. 2, 2024
Cantrell: Observations of Abundance, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2024
Cantrell: A Study of A.L.A.N.: Life Needs Its Share of Darkness, Vol. 44, Nos. 3 & 4, 2023
Cantrell: The Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher: A Neotropical Phenomenon, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2023
Cantrell: Fire Science: An Academic View, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2023
Cantrell: Mammalian Predators: Educational Enticements, Vol. 43, Nos. 3 & 4, 2022
Cantrell: Prairies, Technology, and High School STEM Objectives, Vol. 43, No. 2, 2022
Ballard: A Study in Seeds, Vol. 42, Nos. 3 & 4, 2021
Ballard: Native Plants and High Quality Aquatic Ecosystems, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2021
Ballard: Prairie Phenology, Vol. 42, No. 1, 2021
Cantrell: The Prairie Job Market, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2020
Cantrell: Prairies are a Suitable Learning Stage for the Five Es: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2020
Cantrell: Priming Teachers for Field Trips, Vol. 40, Nos. 3 & 4, 2019
Cantrell: Spiders: Inquiry to Food Chains, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2019
Cantrell: Real Data, Real Subjects, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2019
Cantrell: Silphium Survey, Vol. 39, Nos. 3 & 4, 2018
Cantrell: The Northern Flicker, a Woodpecker Calling the Prairie Home, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2018
Cantrell: Nature Viewing and Economics, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2018
Cantrell: Building Land Relations – Conservation Heroes and Pioneers Part 3, Vol. 38, Nos. 3 & 4, 2017
Cantrell: Help Your Child to Wonder on a Grassland Level – Conservation Heroes and Pioneers Part 2, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2017
Cantrell: A Land Ethic Reflection – Conservation Heroes and Pioneers Part 1, Vol. 38, No. 1, 2017
Cantrell: Feathered Curricular Connections to Literature Part 3, Vol. 37, Nos. 3 & 4, 2016
Cantrell: Feathered Curricular Connections to Literature Part 2, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2016
Cantrell: Feathered Curricular Connections to Literature Part 1, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2016
Cantrell: Species Study – Voles, Vol. 36, No. 3 & 4, 2015
Cantrell: A Closer Look at Color, Part II, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2015
Cantrell: The Winter Photo Journal, Vol. 35, Nos. 3 & 4, 2014
Cantrell: Sound Mapping, Vol. 34, Nos. 3 & 4, 2014
Cantrell: Eastern Meadowlark, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2014
Cantrell: Ornate Postcards (Ornate Box Turtle), Vol. 35, No. 2, 2014
Cantrell: Remembering the Dough Birds, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2014
Cantrell: Traveling with a Purpose – Seed Dispersal on a Prairie, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2013
Cantrell: Contributing and Learning as We Go – taking part in a raptor survey, Vol. 32, Nos. 3 & 4, 2011
Cantrell: Capturing Solitude, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2011
Interviews
Interview with Dr. Peter Raven, Vol. 40, Nos. 3 & 4, 2019
Interview with Steven Apfelbaum, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2018
Interview with Dr. Jake Jungers, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2015