Photos: Yellow crownbeard (Verbesina helianthoides) and Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) on a mima mound at Carver Prairie by Bruce Schuette, butterfly art by Katherine Fratti, Linden’s Prairie walk by Lloyd Grotjan, MPF prairie burn by Jerod Huebner, La Petite Gemme Prairie Bioblitz by Christine Chiu, Dickcissel Nest by Sara Scheill
For 60 years, the Missouri Prairie Foundation has been conserving Missouri’s prairies and other native grasslands—some of the most imperiled habitats on the planet.
We are also home to the Grow Native! plant education and marketing program and the Missouri Invasive Plant Council.
Upcoming Events
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
March 2026
Grow Native! Webinar: Native Fruits to Diversify Your Farm and Garden
Winter Ecology Hike at MPF's Stilwell Prairie in Vernon County, Missouri
Jefferson City Native Plant Sale – Runge Conservation Nature Center
April 2026
Columbia Native Plant Sale – Bradford Research Center
St. Louis County Native Plant Sale – World Bird Sanctuary
Kansas City Native Plant Sale – Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
May 2026
Springfield Native Plant Sale – Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center®
Columbia Native Plant Sale – Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center®
For 60 years, the Missouri Prairie Foundation has been conserving Missouri’s prairies and other native grasslands—some of the most imperiled habitats on the planet.
We are also home to the Grow Native! native plant education and marketing program and the Missouri Invasive Plant Council.
Upcoming Events
MPF Webinar: Missouri Bird Challenge
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
Grow Native! Webinar: Native Fruits to Diversify Your Farm and Garden
Winter Ecology Hike at MPF’s Stilwell Prairie in Vernon County, Missouri
Jefferson City Native Plant Sale – Runge Conservation Nature Center
Columbia Native Plant Sale – Bradford Research Center
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Now Hiring: Prairie Stewardship Technician
Position Title Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) Prairie Stewardship Technician. Seasonal, full-time position (40 hours a week). Work period: approximately May 15 through August (position will accommodate academic schedules). Field position will report to specific...
Call for 2026 Award Nominations
The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF), its Grow Native! program, and the Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), which MPF administers, is now accepting nominations for its Missouri Prairie Foundation awards (prairie pioneer, prairie professional, prairie...
MPF Purchases Newton County Prairie Remnant
MPF is pleased to announce its 36th acquisition—a 38.8-acre property in Newton County near Joplin, Missouri, purchased on November 5. Approximately equidistant from MPF's Noah Brown's Prairie and Carver Prairie, and from a...
