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Events
“Biological diversity is the key to the maintenance of the world as we know it.”
~ E.O. Wilson, Biodiversity
Breeding Bird Investigation with MPF Technical Advisor and naturalist Jeff Cantrell Chute Ridge Glade, Mark Twain National Forest, just east of Roaring River State Park, near Eagle Rock, Missouri. Register by e-mailing Jeff at [email protected] or calling the Joplin Missouri Department of Conservation Office at 417-629-3423. The hike is for adults, and the climb is uneven […]
Grow Native! Member Event: Land of Goshen Community Market North 2nd Street Edwardsville, IL 8:00 a.m. to noon Green Thumb Nursery will have a good selection of plants available at the Edwardsville, Illinois Goshen Market on Saturday, May 19 from 8:00 till noon. More information here.
MPF will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, May 19 at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110 from 9:30 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. or sell out. Vendors donate a generous portion of proceeds to help MPF conserve vital pollinator habitat on its native prairies. A variety […]
A wide variety of native perennial wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs, and trees supplied by seven vendors will be available for sale outside the entrance to Bass Pro Shops® at 3101 Bass Pro Drive, Columbia, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Plants and seeds for sun, shade, dry and moist soils will be available. Vendors: Missouri Wildflowers Nursery […]
Grow Native! Member Event: Native Plant Sale at Rolla Downtown Farmers Market with Grow Native! Professional Member Prairie Hill Farms Link to Facebook event. ROLLA, Mo. – The Meramec Hills Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalists and the Paradoxa Chapter of the Missouri Native Plant Society are co-sponsoring the third annual Native Plant Sale on […]
Grow Native!/Bellefontaine Cemetery Native Tree Walk – 10 a.m. Limited to 30 participants. With Bellefontaine Horticulturist Kyle Cheesborough or other staff. Register online here.
Forrest Keeling is “Bringing Nature Home” on May 5 Hwy 79 Elsberry, MO 63343 800-FKN-2401 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Lunch available for purchase from Twisted Tacos Food Truck from 10:30 to 3:30 in honor of Cinco de Mayo! If you’ve always wanted your yard to come alive with beautiful wildflowers and watchable wildlife, mark […]
Evening Wildflower Walk at MPF’s Carver Prairie, led by MPF Director of Prairie Management Jerod Hueber. (Thursday, April 26 back-up rain date, same location, same time). Free! Please register here.
MPF will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, April 21 at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110 from 9:30 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. or sell out. Vendors donate a generous portion of proceeds to help MPF conserve vital pollinator habitat on its native prairies. A variety […]
Plants with a Purpose: Natives plants in gardens and landscapes for beauty, pollinators, edibles, and soil health Saturday, April 14, 2018 Northwest Missouri State University Student Union Ballroom 800 University Dr. Maryville, MO 64468 Includes native plant sale for attendees only from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.! Plant sale open to the public from […]
Shop for native seeds, wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees from four vendors: Pure Air Natives Gaylena’s Garden CHS Bloomin’ Gardens 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the State Fairgrounds near the intersection of Hwy. 65 and 16th Street, in the Fairgrounds parking lot behind the Trails West train and cattle drive exhibit on the corner. Vendors […]
Grow Native!’s Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force (MoIP) will hold a field day in Columbia, MO to highlight the problem of invasive callery pear, control measures, and native alternatives. Media organizations, conservation and municipal groups, landowners and the general public welcome to attend. Contact: Carol Davit, 573-356-7828, [email protected] Learn how to identify and control this […]
Sponsored by Grow Native! Professional Member Sugar Creek Gardens 1011 N. Woodlawn St. Louis, MO 63122-2803 At this session you’ll learn the Missouri native plants and techniques needed to create and maintain a lovely native plant garden. You’ll hear about the long blooming sun perennials, along with delightful shade plants to ensure successful low-maintenance landscapes. This […]
Native Plant Market Saturday, May 5, 2018 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Springfield Botanical Gardens 2400 South Scenic Avenue Springfield, MO
Due to inclement weather, the plant sale will be held INDOORS! Come in and enjoy a great selection of plants in the comfort of the Discovery Center! MPF will hold a native plant sale on Tuesday afternoon/evening, April 3 at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110 […]
Partners for Native Landscaping Saturday, March 31, 2018 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Doors Open at 8:00 a.m. Maryland Heights Community Center 2300 McKelvey Road Maryland Heights, MO 63043 If questions, call 314-599-7390 Workshop offers information and resources on how to landscape with native plants for greener communities. Register Early! Space is Limited Breakout sessions on… […]
Native Plant Sale at Runge Conservation Nature Center, March 24, 2018 Eight vendors will sell great variety of native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, trees, vines, and sedges, and native seeds Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase quality native wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs, and trees from eight native plant vendors and one native seed vendor at […]
Native Garden Maintenance Tuesday, March 20, 6-8pm Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center 4750 Troost Avenue So now that you have a great native landscape how do you keep it looking nice? How is native landscape maintenance different from other gardening? Learn about all of the does and don’ts for maintaining your native garden. Topics covered include: […]
Native by Design: Woody Plants and Pollinators A Southwest Illinois Grow Native! Event Friday, March 16, 2018 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lewis and Clark Community College 5800 Godfrey Rd. Godfrey, IL 62035 This native landscaping workshop at the Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL will provide information to home gardeners; landowners; landscape, […]
Sponsored by Grow Native! Professional Member Missouri Department of Conservation at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center 2289 County Park Drive Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 573-290-5218 Learn about healthy soil, native medicinal plants, native landscaping for pollinators, berries, native tree and shrubs, and more! Download this registration form and return to: Native Plant & Garden Seminar […]
Native Plant Rain Gardens Tuesday, March 6, 6-8pm Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center 4750 Troost Avenue Come and learn about a great way to deal with that water logged spot in your yard. Or do your part for better stormwater management. Or just create a special spot in your yard for more water tolerant plants. […]
Sponsored by Grow Native! Professional Members: Screening of “Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home” Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Anheuser-Busch Theater The Living World, Saint Louis Zoo Free admission Please RSVP at https://hometownhabitatstl.eventbrite.com/ For questions call 314 646-4544, Option 6. 6 p.m. Reception with food and beverages, plus informational tables 7 p.m. Screening plus local […]
Eat, Drink, and Grow Native! Sponsored by Grow Native! professional members Piasa Palisades Sierra Club The Old Bakery Beer Company 400 Landmarks Blvd Alton, Illinois 62002 (618) 463-1470 Tickets are on sale now online & at the brewery! View and download the flyer here. From The Old Bakery Beer Company site: Celebrate the 3rd Anniversary […]
Enjoy a late afternoon prairie walk in search of these winter migrants at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area in Barton County, near Mindenmines, MO. Free. RSVP at www.moprairie.org or call 417-629-3423.
MPF Board member Dale Blevins, retired hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, will present on his study comparing prairie hydrology at Prairie State Park with agricultural watersheds in Missouri and Kansas. Free. 2:00 p.m., Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, 2400 E. Valley Water Mill Rd., Springfield MO, 65803. RSVP to [email protected], 888-843-6739 or www.moprairie.org.
Our annual Grow Native! Professional Members Conference is an exclusive, educational day for our professional members and their guests. Please register now and renew your Grow Native! professional membership/sponsorship for 2018 or become a new professional member today. On-line conference registration and membership information is below. 3.5 CEUs for Landscape Architects Location University of Missouri – Columbia, […]
Sign up for our last Grow Native! Tree Walk of 2017 at beautiful and historic Bellefontaine Cemetery Enjoy a tour of the native trees of one of St. Louis’s most historic cemeteries, which is also a haven for wildlife, led by Bellefontaine Cemetery Horticulture Supervisor Kyle Cheesborough. Bellefontaine Cemetery: 4947 W Florissant Ave, St. Louis, […]
Soil Health for Native Plant Landscaping, Habitat Restoration, Sustainable Agriculture, Vegetable Gardening, and Water Quality St. Louis Community College – Meramec Campus 11333 Big Bend Rd St. Louis, MO 63122 Workshop, exhibitors, breaks, and lunch will be located in the Room 200/201 on the second floor of the Student Center. A detailed map and parking instructions will […]
All are welcome to participate in the Cole Camp Missouri Master Naturalists’ Prairie Day: 10:00 a.m. until after dark and attend MPF’s Annual Meeting 4:30 to 5:00 and its Evening on the Prairie from 5:00 p.m. until dark. Tent camping on the prairie welcome Saturday evening. Wagon tours at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. * Janalea […]
The Environmental Music & Arts Project (eMAP) will be hosting the second annual Missouri Prairie Festival, Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Thomas Dunn Learning Center in St. Louis. The all-ages event will combine live music, an educational program, and live art. All proceeds will go to the Missouri Prairie Foundation. A $10 donation will […]
Restoration of Oak-Hickory Woodland and Bush Honeysuckle Management at Shaw Nature Reserve Friday, October 6, 2017 8:30 am – 4:00 pm 4.5 CEUs available for Landscape Architects SHAW NATURE RESERVE LOCATION: On Hwy 100, just west of the I-44 and Hwy. 100 interchange Gray Summit, MO 63039 Phone: 636-451-3512 Carriage House (behind Bascom Manor House): […]
Join Eric Lovelace of Forrest Keeling Nursery on a guided walk to learn about the diverse tree species over the varied topography of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Dupont Natural Area in Pike County. Meet at Forrest Keeling Nursery in Elsberry at 10:00 am and carpool caravan to the nearby area. Be prepared for steep […]
MPF will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, September 16 at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110 from 9:30 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. or sell out. Vendors donate a generous portion of proceeds to help MPF conserve vital pollinator habitat on its native prairies. A variety of native wildflowers, […]
Sponsored by Grow Native! Professional Member Sugar Creek Gardens 1011 N. Woodlawn St. Louis, MO 63122-2803 At this session you’ll learn the Missouri native plants and techniques needed to create and maintain a lovely native plant garden. You’ll hear about the the long blooming sun perennials, along with delightful shade plants to ensure successful low-maintenance […]
Enjoy seeing the total solar eclipse with other prairie enthusiasts at the property of MPF member Mark Belwood. Experience this historic solar eclipse amid tallgrass prairie reconstructions and away from city lights on the Belwood family farm, located between Marshall and Sedalia near the Interstate 70 and US 65 cloverleaf interchange. The partial eclipse begins […]
Grow Native! Tour of Eckert’s Farm Friday, August 11, 2017 7:30 a.m. to noon Eckert’s Farm 951 S Green Mt Rd. Belleville, IL 62220 Download the flyer and registration form here. Attendees will get a first-hand tour of Eckert’s Farm and learn more about how Eckert’s uses native plants to support local pollinators. […]
MPF Annual Dinner and Silent Auction Saturday, August 5, 2017 Ballroom, Reynolds Alumni Center, University Club University of Missouri, 704 Conley Avenue, Columbia, MO Don’t miss MPF’s Annual Dinner and Silent Auction, featuring guest speaker Dr. Quinn Long, presenting Tallgrass Prairie in the Anthropocene—Conservation in the Contemporary Landscape. Missouri Department of Conservation Director Sara Parker Pauley will give welcoming remarks. […]
Grow Native! Workshop in the Field A Concurrent Education Track at the MU Turf and Landscape Field Day Tuesday, August 1, 2017 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. University of Missouri South Farm Research Center, Columbia, MO Produced by University of Missouri Plant Sciences Division and supported by MoGIA Registration is now closed for this event. […]
MPF’s 2nd Annual Prairie School Sunday, July 23, 2017 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MPF’s Noah Brown’s Prairie Newton County, Missouri MPF’s Prairie School is an on-the-prairie workshop about prairie stewardship, herbicide application, prescribed burning, plant identification, and other aspects of the conservation of our native grasslands, geared to landowners and professionals. Please join […]
MPF Board Meeting, Dedication of Noah Brown’s Prairie, and Moth Evening Saturday, July 22, 2017 Join MPF board members and other guests as we dedicate MPF’s latest prairie acquisition—Noah Brown’s Prairie in Newton County near Joplin, at 2:00 p.m. The event follows the third quarter meeting of the MPF board of directors at 10:00 a.m. Refreshments […]
Rain Garden Learning Tour Wednesday, July 12, 2017 8:00 a.m. to Noon Columbia, MO This workshop is full. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, please email [email protected] 3 CEUs available for Landscape Architects. Learn about native rain garden and bioretention design and maintenance with Scott Woodbury, one of the […]
Come and celebrate the opening of the Native Butterfly House at Jefferson Farm and Garden, one of only two native butterfly houses in the state of Missouri. Free tours will engage all ages and will highlight the important role that butterflies play in our ecosystem and how visitors can attract and support butterflies in their […]
Native Tree Walk in recognition of the 5th anniversary of MPF as the home of the Grow Native! Program, in partnership with Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, led by Bellefontaine Cemetery Horticulture Supervisor Kyle Cheesborough, 10 a.m. Limited to 45. Free. Register here. Questions? Call 888-843-6739. Register now.
New Grow Native! member Prairie Whisper Gardens will be having a special event to celebrate pollinator week! Stop by on Saturday, June 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to check out their newly planted pollinator and display gardens, take a short walk to see HUGE native butterfly milkweed plants blooming in their prairie, and peruse their selection […]
From Grow Native! Professional Member Hamilton Native Outpost in Elk Creek, MO: DIVERSITY & WARM SEASON GRASS PASTURE WALK June 20, 2017 10 am – 3 pm. Join us for a pasture walk at the Hamilton Ranch. We’ll see a diverse native grassland planted for grazing and talk about the many benefits of plant diversity […]
Native tree and glade hike at Clifty Creek Natural Area in recognition of the 40th Anniversary of the Missouri Natural Areas program and the 5th anniversary of MPF as the home of the Grow Native! program. Clifty Creek Natural Area is in Maries County, near Dixon, MO. Hike will be led by Missouri Department of Conservation […]
This class is being offered twice: June 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am June 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Sponsored by Grow Native! Professional Member Sugar Creek Gardens 1011 N. Woodlawn St. Louis, MO 63122-2803 At this session you’ll learn the Missouri native plants and techniques needed to create and maintain a […]
MPF’s 8th Annual Prairie BioBlitz will be held at its Stilwell Prairie, Vernon County. Take part in nature study with experts on mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, pollinators, ants, butterflies, moths, spiders, and plants, and help inventory species from 117 acres of biologically rich prairie at the site. This event is free of charge, and an […]
In 2016, MPF registered the first Saturday in June on the National Day Calendar to help bring national attention to our priceless native grassland resources. If you are hosting a prairie event, MPF can promote it for you. Questions? Call 888-843-6739. Find resources at the National Prairie Day web site.
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. At the farmers market in downtown Washington, MO. Plants supplied by Missouri Wildflower Nursery.
From Grow Native! Professional Member Hamilton Native Outpost in Elk Creek, MO: USING & ESTABLISHING NATIVES WORKSHOP June 3, 2017 9 a.m. Learn about the uses of native plants and how to establish them. Choose from tours on: Wildlife- Create habitat for everything from quail and turkey to deer and pollinators Landscaping- Learn the steps […]
Glade and Savanna Breeding Bird Investigation, Sunday, 28 May, 2017, 10 am – noon Chute Ridge Glade near Roaring River State Park, Eagle Rock, MO (Barry County) Join naturalist and MPF technical advisor Jeff Cantrell for a free MPF in-the-field program on the nesting bird ecology of this National Audubon designated IBA (Important Bird Area). The group should be […]
Sponsored by Grow Native! Professional Member Sugar Creek Gardens 1011 N. Woodlawn St. Louis, MO 63122-2803 Presented by St. Louis County Parks Ambassador MaryAnn Fink Meet MaryAnn Fink, Environmental Horticulturalist and Habitat Specialist. MaryAnn will fill you in on the outstanding St. Louis County Parks program Pollinator Pantry Garden. St. Louis County Parks is sharing […]
The Whys and Hows of Gardening with Native Plants Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:00 a.m. to Noon FREE! – RAIN OR SHINE! Join Grow Native! and the City of Columbia at Stormy’s Meadow behind Fire Station #7 in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday, May 20 for a FREE workshop and demonstration on native plants! Learn how you […]
Please note: The MPF Native Plant Sale at Town and Country Whole Foods® Market on May 20 has been cancelled, but has been replaced with something bigger and better! Greenscape Gardens will be the new venue for the MPF Native Plant Sale, which has been expanded to a two-day event! Greenscape Gardens will donate 15% […]
10am to 3pm. Our tour guide, Natural History Biologist Bruce Henry with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), will begin our tour at the MDC’s Sand Prairie Conservation Area near Benton, MO and explore the remnant prairie there. By car caravan we will proceed to several other sand prairies in the area, and end our tour at […]
Native tree walk in recognition of the 5th anniversary of MPF as the home of the Grow Native! program, in partnership with Mizzou Botanic Garden. Bo Young, a student in the MU Center for Agroforestry, and member of the Forrest Keeling Nursery family, will be your guide to native trees on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus, which […]
MPF will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, May 6 at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110 from 9:30 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. or sell out. Vendors donate a generous portion of proceeds to help MPF conserve vital pollinator habitat on its native prairies. A variety of native […]
A wide variety of native perennial wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs, and trees supplied by six vendors will be available for sale outside the entrance to Bass Pro Shops® at 3101 Bass Pro Drive, Columbia, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Plants for sun, shade, dry and moist soils will be available. Participating vendors are Gaylena’s Garden, Hawthorn […]
Native tree walk in recognition of the 5th anniversary of MPF as the home of the Grow Native! program, in partnership with Mizzou Botanic Garden. Dr. Chris Starbuck, Associate Professor Emeritus with MU’s Division of Plant Sciences will be your guide to native native trees and shrubs on the MU campus, which is also a nationally recognized […]
Shop for native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees from four vendors—Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Gaylena’s Garden, CHS Bloomin’ Gardens, and Claire’s Garden. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the State Fairgrounds near the intersection of Hwy. 65 and 16th Street, in the Fairgrounds parking lot behind the Trails West train and cattle drive exhibit on the corner. […]
MPF will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, April 15 at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110 from 9:30 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. or sell out. Vendors donate a generous portion of proceeds to help MPF conserve vital pollinator habitat on its native prairies. A variety of native […]
Sponsored by Grow Native! Professional Member Sugar Creek Gardens 1011 N. Woodlawn St. Louis, MO 63122-2803 Ready to ditch the lawnmower, watering system, fertilizer spreader and leaf blower? Would you like more birds and butterflies in your garden? Join Betty Struckhoff, a member of Wild Ones Natural Landscapers, for this inspiring session. Betty’s presentation will […]
Sponsored by Grow Native! Professional Member Sugar Creek Gardens 1011 N. Woodlawn St. Louis, MO 63122-2803 Build Your Own Bird Sanctuary Saint Louis Audubon Society Executive Director Mitch Leachman will discuss how to create a bird sanctuary of your own. Highlights include discussion of how to use native plants to create a bird habitat in […]
Spring is here. Native plant experts have weighed in. Grow Native! is proud to present a fully updated Native Plant Database. We’ll give you a walk-through in this Facebook Live event on Aprill 11 at 12:00 Noon CST. Missouri Prairie Foundation Executive Director Carol Davit and Tina Casagrand, who worked on contract with GN! to […]
Lions Club, 500 Schug Ave., Peculiar, MO, 10:00 a.m. Tour of MPF’s nearby Snowball Hill Prairie to follow at 2:00 p.m. Tour limited to 30. Free. Register for tour. Questions? Call 888-843-6739. Register for the tour.
National Wild Turkey Federation Youth Turkey Hunt in partnership with MPF at MPF’s Carver Prairie near Joplin, MO. This hunt is geared to youth aged 6–15 who are first-time hunters or first-time turkey hunters. Those interested in participating in this event should call MPF’s Director of Prairie Management Jerod Huebner at 417-414-4700.
Wild Leeks and Other Native Edibles Workshop Thursday, April 6, 2017 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lincoln University FINCA Teaching Greenhouse 1220 Chestnut, Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO Look for signs Learn information about how to grow wild leeks and other native edible plants. Identification, propagation and ways to prepare them for meals will be […]
Native Plants in Gardens & Landscapes: Hardy Plants Helping Pollinators Join us at the Missouri Department of Conservation Northeast Regional Office in Kirksville, Missouri on April 1, 2017 for our Grow Native! workshop and plant sale! Plant sale vendors are Claire’s Garden and Gaylena’s Garden. Cost: $30 for Grow Native! and Missouri Prairie Foundation members, $40 for […]
Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase quality native perennials, shrubs, and trees from seven native plant vendors at Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Sale will be held rain or shine from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Displays of plant groupings—including kinds and numbers of plants, and plant spacing—to create […]
Thursday, March 16, 2017 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Presentations at 6:00 p.m. Schlafly Tap Room 2011 Locust St. St. Louis, MO Cash bar St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program and the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Grow Native! program are excited to present a talk by Alan Branhagen, author of Native Plants of the Midwest. […]
Native by Design: Purposeful Landscapes for Monarchs and Pollinators for your Yard or Land Friday, March 10, 2017 — A Southwest Illinois Grow Native! Event Registration is now closed for this event. Please check our events page for upcoming events! This native landscaping workshop at the Nelson Center at Lewis and Clark Community College in […]
Partners for Native Landscaping present a reception and workshop for homeowners Reception Friday, March 3, 2017 – 5:30-9:00 pm Workshop Saturday, March 4, 2017 – 9:00 am-4:00 pm at St. Louis Community College – Mermec Campus Saturday’s workshop offers information and resources on how to landscape with native plants for greener communities. Featuring Neil Diboll, […]
Native Plant Education to Feature Prominently at 2017 Western All of the education at the 2017 Western is posted online at www.wnla.org, including the schedule, speaker biographies, and session descriptions. Education on native plants and their uses in the garden and landscape feature prominently within this education. Sessions include: • Claudia West, author of Planting […]
MPF Technical Advisor Jeff Cantrell will host a free Birds of Prey workshop from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Prairie State Park in Mindenmines, MO. Following the workshop, participants can travel to nearby Shawnee Trail Conservation Area to watch for short-eared owls, which migrate here in winter. If you cannot attend the workshop, you can still sign up […]
The Missouri Green Industry Conference at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Missouri will feature a Grow Native! track of speakers. For more information, visit www.mogic.org.
In our first-ever installment of “Ask a Native Plant Expert,” Alan Branhagen joins us for a Facebook Live Q&A! Write down your questions, photos and native landscape plans to bring to our Grow Native! Facebook page on Thursday, December 1 at 12 noon. Can’t think of a question? Here are some prompts: What *didn’t* work in […]
Lincoln University’s Dining Wild event features an evening meal with native plant ingredients. Prairie will be featured, with MPF’s Executive Director Carol Davit as the evening speaker. For reservations, contact Isabel Jacome, 573-681- 5493, [email protected]
Our annual Grow Native! Professional Members Conference is an exclusive, educational day for our professional members and their guests. To register to attend, join or renew your membership for 2017. Speakers Download PDF of agenda and speaker biographies. Location University of Missouri – Columbia, General Services Building (Stadium Blvd. and Monk Dr.), Room 194 A […]
“Americana and Roots in the Gardens” Benefit Concert Series Presents CLAUDE BOURBON Wednesday, October 12 6:00-7:00 p.m. Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden Springfield Botanical Gardens When Claude Bourbon plays his J-45 Gibson, you get Firefall in October! This international guitar virtuoso takes acoustic guitar playing into unchartered waters. Do not miss him; he is the best at what he does. www.claudebourbon.org […]
On October 8, eMAP (Environmental Music & Arts Project) and Hellhound Booking will be hosting the Missouri Prairie Festival at the Thomas Dunn Learning Center in St. Louis. All festival funds raised before and during the event will go to support the prairie conservation work of MPF. Find all details here!
All welcome to enjoy this event near Cole Camp—children’s games, wagon rides, silent auction, and more. The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s (MPF’s) Evening on the Prairie will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at 5:00 p.m., just outside the small town of Cole Camp, Mo. The event will be held on the private, original native, 400-acre prairie owned […]
Grow Native! workshop in Edwardsville, IL, to focus on native plants for pollinators and stormwater management. Watch for details at www. grownative.org.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL! Great speakers include Alan Branhagan, Dr. Quinn Long, Mike Leahy, Matt Bunch and Andy Carmack. Topics will include history of native grasslands in the Kansas City area, eliminating non-native vegetation, seeding mixes and rates, planting maintenance, aesthetic and ecological considerations of plantings, and tour of prairie remnants and plantings at Powell. […]
John Cleaveland Missouri Prairie Painting Exhibit Enjoy this exhibition of Missouri prairie paintings by artist John Cleaveland, a nationally recognized painter who captures the landscapes of the Midwest, focusing on the open prairies of Missouri with its diverse flora and expansive skies. Cleaveland created this exhibit in honor of the 80th birthday of Dr. Peter […]
Date: Sept 10 Time: 3-6pm Location: Raymore, Mo, at The Depot (farmer’s market) location Native plant sale and education event sponsored by Raymore Parks & Rec. Attract butterflies bees and birds to your home using beneficial plants and practices. See how rainwater impacts streams & sewers. Relax your gardening and gain pollinators! Grow Native! professional member […]
Grow Native! Professional Member Claire’s Garden is having native plant sales in Columbia each Sunday at the Orr St Market 9-1 on the last week of August through September. The market is at the Wabash station just up from Cafe Berlin. Most everything will be in 4″ pots with some gallons. Reduced prices on mix and […]
Join Grow Native! Professional Member Forest Releaf of Missouri for a free arboretum and nursery tour! Mike or Tom, one of their foresters, will take you on a guided tour of our arboretum where you’ll learn about: tree identification rain gardens suggestions for native plants Legacy trees grown from State Champions endangered species The “Garden of Death” […]
Grow Native Professional Member Sugar Creek Gardens presents… Saturday, August 13, 10:00 a.m. Turn your yard into an oasis for hummingbirds, butterflies, birds and other wildlife by enhancing your gardens with nectar rich blooms, plump berries, and decorative seeds. Learn about the Missouri natives and others plants that wildlife find irresistible.
Saturday, August 6, 2016—MPF Annual Dinner. Dr. Jane Fitzgerald with the American Bird Conservancy, will present “Prairies past, grasslands present, and the birds that need them.” Enjoy dinner with fellow prairie supporters at MPF’s annual dinner fundraiser and help us celebrate MPF’s 50 years! The University Club, 704 Conley Avenue, Columbia, MO. $100 per person; […]
Grow Native! Professional Member Rolling Ridge Nursery is celebrating Bee Appreciation Month in August! Come see what all the buzz is about at at one, or all of their events each Saturday in August! Each event is free and open for all ages! Saturday, August 6 1pm Experience the diversity of Missouri Native Bees. Did you know […]
Saturday, July 23, 2016—Dedication of MPF’s Carver Prairie in Newton County, preceded by MPF Board of Directors third quarter board meeting. Watch for details.
Join GN! and Gateway Greening Wednesday evening (6:30 pm) at Urban Chestnut Brewing Co in the Grove for an updated version of the presentation “Native Plants: Beyond Beauty – Plants that REALLY work!” – brews – food – native plants, what a great combo! Speaker: Bill Ruppert on behalf of Grow Native!, a native plant […]
Join Grow Native! Professional Member Forest Releaf of Missouri for a free arboretum and nursery tour! Mike or Tom, one of their foresters, will take you on a guided tour of our arboretum where you’ll learn about: tree identification rain gardens suggestions for native plants Legacy trees grown from State Champions endangered species The “Garden of Death” […]
Join Grow Native! professional member Green Thumb Gardens during their last week of a Kansas City Native Plant Popup Nursery: JUNE 25-26: COME ENJOY THE URBAN GROWN GARDEN TOUR WHILE SHOPPING! LAST WEEKEND SPECIAL: BUY 4 PLANTS, GET THE 5th FOR FREE! View the PDF for more.
Thursday, June 23, 2016—MPF Native Plant Sale at the University of Missouri. Don’t miss this great sale with Grow Native! professional members donating a portion of their proceeds to support MPF. Who: People looking for native Missouri plants in their lawns, landscapes, butterfly gardens, container gardens, and more! What: Native Plant Sale at the Native Pollinators […]
Presented and hosted by Mizzou Botanic Garden in partnership with Grow Native! Come visit some of our Grow Native! retailers at the plant sale in front of the event venue. Thursday, June 23, 8:00am – 3:30pm Free and open to the public! Featuring keynotes by: Doug Tallamy, University of Deleware & author “Bringing Nature Home“; Roy Diblik, […]
Everyone is invited to a special Missouri Prairie Foundation 50th Anniversary Event. Film Screening of Jens Jensen The Living Green. This film has been screened at sold-out venues across the country and abroad, and MPF is grateful to be able to organize this special screening in collaboration with the Nine Network. Carey Lundin, the director of Jens Jensen The Living Green, […]
DIVERSITY & WARM SEASON GRASS PASTURE WALK June 18, 2016 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Join us for a pasture walk at the Hamilton Ranch. We’ll see a diverse native grassland planted for grazing and talk about the many benefits of plant diversity for the rancher, livestock, wildlife, and soil health. We’ll also see warm […]
Celebrate the first National Prairie Day by participating in this weekend of nature investigation with great leaders, mega-potluck and game cookout, and camping on the prairie at the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Seventh Annual Prairie BioBlitz. The event will be held at Linden’s Prairie, Lawrence County, a beautiful 171-acre original prairie, owned and managed by the Missouri Prairie […]
Celebrate National Prairie Day at the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Annual Bioblitz!
June 4, 2016 9 a.m. Learn about the uses of native plants and how to establish them. Choose from tours on: Wildlife- Create habitat for everything from quail and turkey to deer and pollinators Landscaping- Learn the steps involved in planting a wildflower meadow from seed Restoration – Glades, savannas and prairies can be recreated […]
Sunday, May 22, 2016—Glade and Savanna Breeding Bird Investigation. 10:00 a.m. to noon. Chute Ridge Glade near Roaring River State Park, Eagle Rock, MO (Barry County). Join Jeff Cantrell, naturalist and MPF technical advisor, Audubon Society of Missouri member, and experienced birder, for a free MPF in-the-field program on the nesting bird ecology of this […]
Saturday, May 21, 2016—MPF Native Plant Sale at Bass Pro, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Bass Pro Shops, 3101 Bass Pro Dr., Columbia, MO 65202. Don’t miss this great sale with Grow Native! professional members donating a portion of their proceeds to support MPF. Bring cash to sale–some vendors take credit cards and checks; some […]
An event from Grow Native Professional Member, Sugar Creek Gardens. Tuesday, May 17, 5:30 p.m. Whether you have an apartment balcony or a large farm, you can create a garden that attracts beautiful wildlife and helps restore habitat. At this session you’ll learn the Missouri native plants, other food source plants, plus techniques, that will […]
Registration deadline is extended to May 12, 2016. Learn from experts about the beauty and benefits of using plants native to Missouri in your landscaping. At this workshop, with lunch included, you will learn: • best plants to support monarch butterflies and other beneficial insects • basics of native plant design and maintenance • best […]
May 11, 2016, you’re invited to The Dirt on Soil: Life Underground event at Country Day School and Mary Institute, St. Louis. MPF is a promotional partner on this event organized by Deer Creek Watershed Alliance. Jeff Lowenfels, author of Teaming With Microbes: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web, and James Sottilo, one of the leading soil life […]
Saturday, May 7, 2016—Night Sky Photography Presentation and Star Gazing with Dan Zarlenga. Prairie camping too! Meet at 7:00 p.m. at the Golden City Community Center, 707 Depot St • Golden City, MO 64748 and enjoy Dan Zarlenga’s slide presentation of his amazing night photographs. We will then drive a few miles to nearby Golden Prairie […]
On Saturday, May 7, a wide variety of native perennial wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs, and trees supplied by Papillon Perennials will be available for sale outside the entrance to the Town & Country Whole Foods Market from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Plants for sun, shade, dry and moist soils will be available. A portion of sale […]
The Missouri Prairie Foundation will hold its annual native plant sale from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the City Market 5th and Walnut, Kansas City, MO. Saturday, April 30, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will offer a variety of native wildflowers and grasses suitable for many growing conditions – sunny, shady, wet, and dry – for sale, and […]
Starting Saturday, April 30, Grow Native! Professional Member Green Thumb Gardens is opening a Pop-Up Native Plant Nursery in Kansas City, Mo. They will sell only true natives, no cultivars! The Nursery will be open every weekend through May and partially into June or until they sell out. Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday […]
Illinois Native Plant Society Central Chapter will host a plant sale on Saturday, April 30th, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. It is located at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. Download a flyer, visit the website, or email the plant sale coordinator at westring [at] frontier [dot] com for more information.
The Missouri Prairie Foundation will hold its annual native plant sale the last two Saturdays in April: April 23 and 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the City Market 5th and Walnut, Kansas City, MO. On the 23rd, a large variety of native wildflowers and grasses suitable for many growing conditions—sunny, shady, wet, and dry—from Missouri […]
(10:00 am to 3:00 pm) The City of Washington Parks Department will host kid’s events with help from local Girl Scouts. See the Monarch Butterfly talk with Joyce Oberle at 10:00 am – designs for a pollinator garden will be given away. Bring the kids for story time by Washington Garden Club at 10:30, 11:30; […]
The Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center is partnering with the Missouri Prairie Foundation to offer a native plant sale at the center’s native plant education event. Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will be providing a variety of native flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees. If you wish to preorder your choices for pickup on the 16th, contact Missouri […]
Saturday, April 16, 2016—MPF Native Plant Sale at MDC “Go Native” Event, Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City MO, 64110, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will offer a variety of native flowers, grasses, shrubs, vines, and trees. To pre-order your choices for pickup on the 16th, contact the […]
Join Don and Pamela Laidley from the Picky Bee to learn all about honeybees and other important pollinators. Check out live honeybees, honey, wax and other products of the hive. Saturday, April 16th at 10 AM Effinger Garden Center
An event from Grow Native! Professional Member Sugar Creek Gardens. Saturday, April 16, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Here’s your chance to learn from the best. At this gathering members of Wild Ones Natural Landscapers will be on hand to share their vast knowledge of Missouri native plants. They will be available to answer any questions and […]
Join Sugar Creek Gardens for this Native Plant Event: Ready to ditch the lawnmower, watering system, fertilizer spreader and leaf blower? Would you like more birds and butterflies in your garden? Join Betty Struckhoff, a member of Wild Ones Natural Landscapers, for this inspiring session. Betty’s presentation will help you create a lively landscape, reduce […]
Saturday, April 9, 2016—MPF Board of Directors second quarterly meeting, Peculiar Lions Club, 500 Schug Ave., Peculiar, MO. 64078. A tour of MPF’s Snowball Hill Prairie will follow. More details forthcoming, or call 816-716-9159.
Free Hand’s on Workshop with One-on-One Advice Bring your pictures, photos and sketches. We’ll help you with your garden project! Saturday, April 9th at 10 AM Effinger Garden Center
At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, join the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) board of directors at MPF’s most recent prairie acquisition and become acquainted with this high-quality 22-acre native prairie in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. One of the last remaining original, unplowed prairies in the greater Kansas City area, it was purchased […]
April 9 (Sat): Bark for Life and Safe Paws event- (9:00 am to Noon) A fun event for you to bring your dog(s) and family to enjoy! There are many fun activities for your dogs and you to participate in. There will be vendor booths, training demos and a Silent Auction for everyone to enjoy. […]
On Saturday, March 26, there will be a homeowner education event at Powder Valley Nature Center. This beginner’s workshop will offer information and resources on how to landscape with native plants. Click here for a flyer PDF. Click here to register online.
Saturday, March 26, 2016—Runge Nature Center Native Plant Sale featuring Grow Native! professional members. 2901 W. Truman Blvd., Jefferson City, MO 65102. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Plants, trees, shrubs, grasses, sedges, and seeds will be sold by Sunrise Gardens, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Smiling Sun Gardens, Longfellow’s Nursery, Forrest Keeling Nursery, Prairie Hill Farm, and […]
Visit the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House on Tuesday, March 15 at 10 a.m. for the kickoff of Project Pollinator, a new program created by the Butterfly House and St. Louis County Parks. Learn more about this community garden initiative designed to protect bees, butterflies and other pollinators in our community. Experts will offer helpful […]
Jump to: Speakers | Agenda | Location | Download Flyer The Grow Native! Southwestern Illinois Event Committee presents a rockstar lineup of speakers for an event in Edwardsville, IL on February 26. They’ll present information from the frontline of concepts surrounding the value of native plants in our landscapes. We have reached capacity for this event as […]
Please join us as we prepare for our 57th spring season and our first-ever Spring Gardening Expo! We will host industry experts who will cover gardening topics, education, demonstrations, and seed-starting for kids. We’ll have refreshments and prizes on hand. We feel privileged to host this event, and we’re even more excited about some of the people who will join us to usher in spring! This […]
Grow Native! is a sponsor of the 7th Annual Agroforestry Symposium, The Future of Pollinators: Why Agroforestry Matters. Join conservation professionals, landscape planners and researchers at the University of Missouri from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Symposium is free and open to the public.
Join Grow Native! professional members at Schlafly Bottleworks on Wednesday, January 27. Social hour will be at 5 p.m., with introductions and brief presentations by Simon Barker and Cody Hayo at 6 p.m.. After that, it’s time to mingle for the rest of the evening! Come with questions, pictures of your yard, and whatever else […]
A Missouri Prairie Foundation Prairie Owl Outing Saturday, 16 January, 2016 4:30 p.m. – dark Wah-Sha-She Prairie near Asbury, MO (Jasper County) Join naturalist and MPF technical advisor Jeff Cantrell for a free MPF in-the-field program on prairie raptors at Wah-Sha-She Prairie owned by The Nature Conservancy. The group should be able to see short-eared owls feeding and displaying at […]
Join us at St. Louis Community College Meramec campus to learn about how vegetable gardeners can use native plants to make the most out of their garden space. Deadline to register was Tuesday, November 17! Registration is now closed. During this workshop you will learn: • how to maximize your soil’s potential by using organic matter […]
We have an exclusive, educational day planned for our professional members and their guests. Learn how Linda Hezel “farms the wild” by integrating native plants with food production, see how Doug Ladd teaches ecology to landscape architecture students, join three professionals in a discussion of how to produce and harvest native seed, and see a tour of the […]
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015—Come explore the grasslands found on the dolomite glades and woodlands at Peck Ranch Conservation Area in Carter County. Meet for this hike of Mule Hollow Natural Area (within Peck Ranch), led by MPF member and MDC Natural History Biologist Susan Farrington, at the Peck Ranch Headquarters at 10:30 a.m. The hike […]
Click here for full event announcement. On October 14 at 6:30 p.m., as daylight runs lower in the evenings, the Springfield Botanical Center looks forward to their last performance of their first season of outdoor concerts. It will be up on the roof at the Botanical Center and features Brisa Marina, a father/son duo playing arrangements of classical, Spanish, and […]
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015—MPF Annual Meeting and Evening on the Prairie, preceded by Prairie Day activities organized by the Hi Lonesome Chapter of Missouri Master Naturalists. The MPF Board of Directors meeting will be held on October 11, 2015 in the same location. Prairie Day Activities starting at 10:00 a.m. In downtown Cole Camp: Photo Contest at […]
During this workshop you will learn: how to convert non-native grasslands and croplands into native grasses and wildflowers how to diversify your prairie plantings glade habitat restoration methods maximizing agency cost-share funding long-term management of your planting (e.g, using prescribed fire, haying, invasive plant control) Scroll down for online registration or download the registration form. This […]
Native Plant Sale- Missouri Prairie Foundation September 19 • Saturday •10 AM – 2:30 PM (or until sold out) Missouri Department of Conservation “Monarch Mania” Event Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO 64110 The Discovery Center is partnering with the Missouri Prairie Foundation to offer a native plant sale to benefit monarchs. Missouri Wildflower […]
Grow Native! Professional Member the Missouri Department of Conservation is hosting an Invasive Plant Species Workshop at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center on Friday, September 18, from 9–11:45AM followed by optional work projects at the Nature Center from 12:30–3PM. Presentations include An Introduction To Exotic “Alien” Species, Callery pear–A “Pretty” Bad Tree, Exotic Honeysuckle–Not So Sweet, Wintercreeper–Halt Its Creeping!, and Hydrilla–Stop The Invasion! To register […]
Save the date to eat wild foods in style! Lincoln University Native Plants Program invites you to their second ‘Dining Wild’ event featuring native edible plants to be held on the Lincoln University campus. Registration starts at 3 p.m. at Scruggs University Center located at 820 Chestnut St. Jefferson City, MO 65101. Activities include: 3 […]
Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 – Celebration of the 45th Anniversary of Golden Prairie. MPF Emeritus Board Member Lowell Pugh and MPF invite you to a celebration in Golden City, MO, of Golden Prairie and the tremendous impact it has had on so many people over the past four decades. This year marks the 45th anniversary of […]
Saturday, July 25, 2015— 8:30 a.m. MPF Board of Directors Meeting, Murphy Brown Educational Headquarters facility in Princeton, MO. Following the meeting, MPF Technical Advisor Rudi Roeslein and CEO of Roeslein Alternative Energy will give a tour of his Putnum County property, where he is restoring native grasslands and conducting grassland ecosystem research. If you […]
June 26 and 27, 2015 — Grand River Grassland Prairie Days, organized by the Missouri Department of Conservation and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). MPF is pleased to be a partner in this Harrison County event, to be held at TNC’s Dunn Ranch Prairie. A prairie film will be shown outdoors Friday evening, and on Saturday, […]
June 20, 2015 — Dedication of MPF’s Pleasant Run Creek Prairie near Nevada, MO, purchased by MPF in November 2014. A grant from The Conservation Fund as well as a gift from Ed Schmidt, made the purchase of this original, unplowed prairie possible. You are invited to enjoy the dedication ceremony, refreshments, and a guided […]
A self-guided tour of 10 residential native plant gardens in central St. Louis County. Sun, shade, butterflies, birds, dry sites and wet. Traditional and natural designs. Take pictures. Ask questions. Cost: $20 per person Proceeds benefit tour organizers: St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program and St. Louis Wild Ones.
June 14, 2015—Native Tree Walk at Union Cemetery, 227 E. 28th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64108. Sponsored By Powell Gardens and Grow Native! Union Cemetery has premier examples of old growth native white oaks and its champion trees include Kentucky coffeetree, hackberry, and sassafras. This “Central Park” of Kansas City dates back to 1849 and […]
Dedication of MPF’s Linden’s Prairie in near Mt. Vernon, MO, purchased by MPF in October 2014. Start time: 2:00. You are invited to enjoy the dedication ceremony, refreshments, and a guided walking tour of this 171-acre original, unplowed prairie gem in Lawrence County. To RSVP, call 888-843-6739 or email [email protected] The Missouri Prairie Foundation purchased […]
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Sixth Annual Prairie BioBlitz will be held at La Petite Gemme Prairie, Polk County. At this beautiful 37-acre original prairie—a designated Missouri Natural Area—owned by the Missouri Prairie Foundation and managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, take part in nature study with experts on mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, pollinators, ants, […]
The town of Stanberry planted its first native wildflower gardens 10 years ago. Over the years, they have maintained them—with weeding and seasonal cleaning, the removal of some species that proved unfavorable, and the addition of new plants to add to the gardens’ beauty and usefulness to pollinators and seed eaters. Come join us for […]
A Native Plant and Water Management Workshop For Municipalities, Engineers, Architects and Designers
Where: 3101 Bass Pro Dr, Columbia, MO 65202. Saturday, May 16, 2015. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Fantastic sale with five native plant vendors: Missouri Wildflower Nursery * Forrest Keeling Nursery * Gaylena’s Garden * Longfellow’s Garden Center * Missouri Native Plant Society. Fabulous native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, trees and more available for sale. Vendors donate a portion of sale […]
Native Tree Walk at the University of Missouri Botanic Garden from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a spring stroll on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus–also a botanical garden–with Dr. Chris Starbuck, Associate Professor Emeritus with MU’s Division of Plant Sciences and past president of the Friends of Mizzou Botanic Garden, as your guide to native tree specimens […]
A fabulous selection and quantity of choice native perennials, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs, and trees supplied by Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will be available outside the entrance to the Town & Country Whole Foods Market from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Don’t miss this great sale! To pre-order, contact Missouri Wildflowers Nursery at 573-496-3492 or [email protected], and your order will be waiting for you […]
Join us at City Market, 5th and Walnut, Kansas City, rain or shine, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Native plants for a variety of growing conditions will be available. Missouri Wildflowers Nursery and Applied Ecological Services will supply plants, shrubs, vines, and trees. To pre-order for April 25 sale: contact Missouri Wildflowers Nursery at […]
Sunday, April 19th, from1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m learn about native trees in spring, summer, and fall from Alan Branhagen, Director of Horticulture at Powell Gardens. Meet at the main entrance at Mount Washington Cemetery, 614 S. Brookside Ave., Independence, MO 64053. This walk is timed to enjoy the flowering dogwoods in bloom. It is the site […]
Annual MPF Native Plant Sales at the City Market, 5th and Walnut, Kansas City. Both dates: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Native plants suitable for shade, partial shade, or sunny, and dry or moist conditions will be available. A fantastic sale–don’t miss it! Two vendors both dates: On April 18, plants , vines, shrubs, and trees from Missouri Wildflowers Nursery and Forrest Keeling Nursery will be for sale; […]
Singer/songwriter and bluesman Dana Hubbard will perform at the Springfield Botanical Center, 2400 S Scenic on Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. Hubbard has received awards at/from the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Indie International Songwriting Contest, and the American River Music Festival Musician. What he does with the guitar, using only his hands, is amazing […]
Justin R. Thomas, Director, Institute of Botanical Training, LLC will present, “Plant Interactions on the Grasslands; The Good, The Bad, and The ‘Calendar’ Prairie,” hosted by MPF at 10:00 a.m. at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO 64111. Free and open to the public. The MPF Board of Directors will […]
Grow Native! Professional Members Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Forrest Keeling Nursery, Pure Air Natives, and Gaylena’s Garden will be selling a wide variety and large quantity of native wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs, and trees at this annual sale hosted by Runge Conservation Nature Center. Sale is 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. To preorder, and have your […]
March 19, Native Plant Education Program, presented by Grow Native! Professional Member Hillerman’s Nursery. Free. Patty Lynch of Hillerman’s Nursery will give this presentation at the Scenic Regional Library, Union Branch, 308 Hawthorne Dr., Union, MO 63084 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. RSVP to April Fundell 636-583-3224.
February 28, 2015 Partners for Native Landscaping Workshop, St. Louis Registration information Event flyer
Native Plant Champion Doug Tallamy to Speak at Missouri Natural Resources Conference You won’t want to miss hearing entomologist Dr. Doug Tallamy, plenary speaker at the upcoming Missouri Natural Resources Conference, at Tan-Tar-A, Lake of the Ozarks on Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. You can register for the full conference (February 4-6, 2015), or, just […]
Friends of Powell Gardens & The Wesport Garden Club Invite You to Learn More About How to Create Beautiful Gardens Using Our Native Plants A Program featuring Roy Diblik Monday, January 5 at 7 PM Kauffman Foundation Conference Center 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110 RSVP to Powell Gardens [email protected] or call 816.697.2600 x 209 This […]
Don’t miss the fabulous Grow Native! series of talks that will be part of the upcoming Western Nursery & Landscape Association trade show/education event Jan 3-5, 2015 at Crown Center in Kansas City.
Created one billion years ago by volcanic activity, Barnett Mountain is encircled just below its peak with igneous glades with robust prairie grasses and amazing views. Click event title for details.
This workshop, organized by the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Grow Native! program in conjunction with Shaw Nature Reserve, is intended for Grow Native! members and other professionals involved with invasive plant control and removal. Click event title for details.
Tours of Dr. Morton’s prairie, live music, astronomy, a photo contest, bird mist netting with the MO River Bird Observatory, and more will be part of the event. Click event title for details.
Topics will include landscaping with native trees, rain garden design, and landscaping for pollinators. Click event title for details.
Hitch up the wagons and head out to Prairie Day at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit.
Dr. Peter Raven will be our honored guest speaker, presenting “Saving the World, One Prairie at a Time.” Click event title for details.
Saturday, June 28, 2014 ~ Tour of MPF’s Welsch Tract Restoration Project; evening walking tour of the restoration in progress at MPF’s Welsch Tract, an 80-acre addition to MPF’s Coyne Prairie in Dade County. Click event title for details.
June 28, 2014 ~ Hamilton Native Outpost Field Days ~ Warm Season Grass Pasture Walk. Click event title for details.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 ~ Prairies & Pollinators; A Special Evening to Benefit the Missouri Prairie Foundation; learn why native pollinators are critical to sustaining our natural world and our food supply. Click event title for details.
June 22, 2014 ~ Sustainable Backyard Hosts and Volunteers Needed; St Louis MO, Missouri Prairie Foundation members and prairie and native plant enthusiasts, please consider helping out hosts to get their yards in shape for the tour and/or help greet visitors and talk with them during the tour. Click event title for details.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 ~ Grow Native! Field Tour and Picnic Dinner; Tour this 325-acre farm in Miller County and see first hand how to use natives to restore glades, establish prairie pasture for cattle, and stabilize a stream bank and improved water quality with native trees and shrubs. Click event title for details.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 ~ Lecture and Book Signing with Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan; internationally-celebrated nature writer, food and farming activist, and proponent of conserving the links between biodiversity and cultural diversity. Click event title for details.
Saturday, June 14, 2014 ~ Grow Native! Workshop; Converting Fescue to Native Grasses and Wildflowers. Click event title for details.
Schedule Change for MPF’s 5th Annual Prairie BioBlitz!! Click event title for details.
May 31, 2014 ~ Hamilton Native Outpost Field Days ~ Day With Natives: A Native Plant Workshop. Click event title for details.
Saturday, May 24, 2014 ~ MPF Field Trip to Union Ridge Conservation Area. Click event title for details.
Saturday, May 3, 2014 ~ LUSH Charity Pot Lotion Party Featuring MPF; Enjoy shopping at LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics at the Galleria. Click event title for details.
Saturday, May 3, 2014 ~ MPF Plant Sale at Whole Foods Market, St. Louis Area; A wide variety of native perennial wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs, and trees supplied by Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will be available for sale. Click event title for details.
Saturday, April 26, 2014 ~ MPF Annual Native Plant Sales. Click event title for details.
Saturday, April 19, 2014 ~ MPF Annual Native Plant Sales. Click event title for details.
The life and work of native plant pioneer and MPF patron Edgar Denison, a resident of Kirkwood, will be celebrated at Kirkwood’s Earth Day. Click event title for details.
Saturday, April 12, 2014 ~ Rain Garden Tour at Burns & McDonnell World Headquarters; tour the impressive series of rain gardens and other stormwater management. Click event title for details.
Saturday, April 12, 2014 ~ Native Plant Sale at Bradford Farm; Click event title for details.
Saturday, March 22, 2014 ~ There will be a wide variety and large quantity of native wildflowers, grasses, sedges, shrubs, and trees to purchase for your landscaping needs. In addition, free native landscaping literature will be available. Click event title for details.
Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22, 2014 ~ Partners for Native Landscaping: A Workshop for Homeowners; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Click event title for details.
Saturday, March 8 ~ Join us for a discussion with Simon Barker about St. Louis area native perennials, shrubs and trees.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 ~ The Novus campus was designed with a focus on developing more sustainable and cost-effective landscapes for the business community. Click event title for details.
Save the date! The 2013 Grow Native! Professional Member Conference. Click event title for details.
Business owners and managers from Alberici, Boys Hope Girls Hope and Twillmann Investment LLC who will discuss their experiences with planning, implementing and managing their native landscapes. Click event title for details.
Wildflower Seed Collecting at Cuivre River State Park. Click event title for details.
MPF’s annual member meeting and reception. Click event title for details.
Please help collect and broadcast prairie grass seed for MPF’s restoration efforts at its 376-acre Stilwell Prairie in Vernon County. Click event title for details.
Bring your friends and family to enjoy native plant garden tours, a mini-farm with chickens and goats, water critters, and a fish trailer. Learn about prairie restoration and all about bugs! You will be able to participate in hands-on demonstrations and take part in walking or wagon tours. Foods prepared with native plants and local produce will be available to sample. Click event title for details.
Steve Buback, MPF member and natural history biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, will be our guide to visit the dramatic and unusual loess hill prairies of northwestern Missouri. Click event title for details.
Dr. Taylor will speak on “Monarch Conservation — Challenges and Opportunities.”Dr. Orley R. “Chip” Taylor is founder and director of Monarch Watch and is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Click event title for details.
Renowned native plant author and expert Dave Tylka will present “Native Landscaping for Wildlife and People.” Click event title for details.
America’s Grasslands Conference. Click event title for details.
Artists Theresa Long and Jan Trager have organized this 2nd annual plein air artist event near Hermann, where 30 percent of sales will benefit MPF’s prairie conservation work. Click event title for details.
The Missouri Prairie Foundation is teaming up with Whole Foods Market’s “Share the Buzz” pollinator awareness campaign to assist with education about the importance of native pollinators and their natural habitats. Click event title for details.
The Missouri Prairie Foundation is teaming up with Whole Foods Market’s “Share the Buzz” pollinator awareness campaign to assist with education about the importance of native pollinators and their natural habitats. Click event title for details.
Help biologists document as many plants and animals as possible from the prairie. Click event title for details.
Join guides Bill and Joyce Davit for a walk through this 225-acre complex of glades in Jefferson County. Click event title for details.
Join MPF Past President Stan Parrish and Prairie Operations Manager Richard Datema for a tour of the restoration in progress at MPF’s Welsch Tract, an 80-acre addition to Coyne Prairie in Dade County. Click event title for details.
Bob Gillespie will be our guide to the fascinating sand prairies, swales, and savannas of the Bootheel. Click event title for details.
Natural History Biologist Susan Farrington will be your guide to tour the very impressive Big Glade and a glade or two at Plank Hollow. Click event title for details.
Purchase quality natives for your home landscaping and help MPF raise funds for prairie conservation work at the same time. Click event title for details.
Purchase quality natives for your home landscaping and help MPF raise funds for prairie conservation work at the same time. Click event title for details.
At the two Whole Foods Market® stores in St. Louis on April 18, five percent of all proceeds will benefit the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF)! In addition, MPF volunteers will be on hand in the stores with information on prairie conservation, native landscaping information, and native pollinators, and activities. There will also be native plant sale at the Town and Country store. Click event title for details.
Tour the rain garden project at Deer Creek Park and learn how this landscaping project is improving the Deer Creek watershed and the stream’s water quality. Click event title for details.
MPF Board of Directors Meeting. Click event title for details.
This workshop is geared to homeowners, landscape and park professionals and other landscaping enthusiasts. Click event title for details.
This workshop is geared to homeowners and all other landscaping enthusiasts. Click on event for more details.
This workshop is geared to landscape designers, architects, nursery owners, and other land care professionals.Click event title for details.
Little Mouse on the Prairie (short-eared owl and their prey).Click event title for details.
This workshop is geared to homeowners and all other landscaping enthusiasts. Click event title for details.
Volunteers are needed to clear and pile brush from a draw. Click event title for details.
The natural history and identification of raptors for beginning birders and nature watchers who want to brush up on their hawk, falcon, and eagle identification skills. Click event title for details.
This workshop is geared to landscape designers, architects, nursery owners, and other land care professionals. Click event title for details.
Volunteers are needed to cut brush from a draw. Click event title for details.
Little Mouse on the Prairie (short-eared owl and their prey). Click event title for details.
Tour the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Click event title for details.
Grow Native!, a native plant education and marketing program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, is partnering with the 2013 National Green Centre to offer a track of native plant education as well as a Learning Center focused on stormwater solutions. Click event title for details.
Crepuscular Birding with Jeff Cantrell
Heartland: The Photographs of Terry Evans
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Enjoy a special evening with acclaimed wildlife photographer Noppadol Paothong and award-winning writer Joel Vance
The Annual Meeting and Evening on the Prairie will follow Cole Camp’s Oktoberfest and Prairie Day events in town and on nearby prairies.
This year the ENGS will place special emphasis on the role that native grasses can play in mitigating the effects of climate change.
Volunteers are needed to staff the MPF booth.
Enjoy and learn from a diversity of exhibits, hands-on demonstrations and tours. Children accompanied by adults are welcome!
Volunteers are needed to staff the MPF booth.
Scott Woodbury will explain the steps necessary to reconstruct a tallgrass prairie.
Convert lawn or fescue fields to drought-tolerant, beautiful native prairie plants that provide habitat for pollinators and other wildlife.
The talk will be followed by a ceremony “transplanting” the Grow Native! program to MPF and more!
Missouri Prairie Foundation members are invited to join Missouri Master Naturalists in collecting seed from compass plant and other prairie species for restoration projects at MPF’s Prairie Fork Expansion Area and MDC’s Prairie Fork Conservation Area in Williamsburg, MO.
