by Brooke Widmar | December 15, 2020 | News
Missouri Prairie Foundation & Grow Native! Webinars and Master Classes for the New Year Enjoy weekly online programming January through March 2021 December 15, 2020, Columbia, MO—The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) and its 20-year-old Grow Native! program have...
by Brooke Widmar | November 5, 2020 | News
The 20-year-old Grow Native! program honored 2020 Ambassador Award winner Mary Voges for her contributions to the advancement and promotion of native plants and native plant landscaping. The Grow Native! Professional Member Conference, held virtually this year on...
by Felicia Brundick | October 19, 2020 | News
Autumn is officially here! Cooler weather is moving in and leaves are turning and falling to the ground. As you plan fall cleanup, consider the songbirds, butterflies, and other wildlife your yard can support and what they need to survive the cooler months. Leaving...
by Felicia Brundick | October 8, 2020 | News
Carol Davit, Executive Director of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, joins Jean Ponzi on the latest Earthworms podcast to talk about the 20th anniversary of MPF’s Grow Native! program. “A 1999 vision seeded by two Missouri women sprouted, the next year, as...
by Felicia Brundick | September 22, 2020 | News
Get excited for our new MPF and Grow Native! webinars! Thanks to your post-webinar survey feedback we learned that you want more, so we are bringing back our free webinars as well as new master class webinars! These master classes will give a more in-depth look at...
by Brooke Widmar | September 1, 2020 | News
The 54-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust honored champions of prairie conservation on August 28 during its virtual Annual Dinner. The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Annual Dinner, held virtually on August 28, 2020, is a celebration of Missouri’s...
by Brooke Widmar | August 31, 2020 | News
The National Park Service and the City of St. Louis have invited our Grow Native! professional members to sell pre-ordered native plants and deliver them to the Gateway Arch National Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, in celebration of National Public Lands Day. The Gateway...
by Felicia Brundick | August 7, 2020 | News
Grow Native! professional member Deep Roots KC is holding a virtual conference September 16-18, 2020. Please see the press release for more details. https://planitnative.org/press-release-2020/
by Carol Davit | July 17, 2020 | Blog
By Carol Davit, Missouri Prairie Foundation Executive Director Photo: Linda Williams The foundation for insect and other animal life is plants. Not just any plants, but plants native to a given location, where insects in that same geography evolved with those same...
by Carol Davit | July 17, 2020 | Blog
By Carol Davit, Missouri Prairie Foundation Executive Director Photo: Squash bee in a pumpkin blossom by Ed Spevak Did you know native companion plants facilitate pollination of fruits and vegetables? If you are a fruit or vegetable gardener, you likely devote time to...
