by Outreach | December 4, 2023 | Blog
There is something about this time of the year that brings out my creative side. One of my favorite hobbies is to gather materials from native plants to create natural crafts. At our home garden and at Lincoln University native plant gardens, we leave as much dry...
by Outreach | November 9, 2023 | News
During its Grow Native! Professional Member Conference on November 8 in Columbia, Missouri, the Grow Native! program awarded the 2023 Grow Native! Ambassador Award to Christine Favilla, Three Rivers Project Coordinator for the Piasa Palisades chapter of the Sierra...
by Outreach | October 20, 2023 | Blog
With its yucca-like appearance and curious common name, rattlesnake master (Erynigium yuccifolium) is bound to get the attention of native plant enthusiasts. In a native prairie or prairie planting, this easily identifiable plant gets plenty of pollinator attention,...
by Erika Van Vranken | October 4, 2023 | News
Every year, the St. Louis and St. Charles Area Chapters of Wild Ones, with the support of Grow Native!, sponsor the Landscape Challenge, which encourages homeowners to landscape with native plants. Each program chooses a lucky homeowner whose yard receives a makeover,...
by Erika Van Vranken | August 24, 2023 | News
The Missouri Prairie Foundation / Grow Native! is now an approved provider for the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LACES)! LACES establishes, maintains, and enforces standards for evaluating professional development and continuing education...
by Erika Van Vranken | August 9, 2023 | News
Five additional sites have been inducted into the Grow Native! Native Gardens of Excellence program, which showcases native landscaping styles in the lower Midwest. The five new sites are in Missouri and include locations in Marthasville, Jackson, and St. Joseph, as...
by Outreach | March 31, 2023 | News
Members of the Missouri Land Trust Coalition, of which MPF serves on the Steering Committee, as well as the Marlborough Community Land Trust, will present on how communities can use land trusts for community planning. If you would like to attend, here is the link,...
by Outreach | March 17, 2023 | News
This article was first published in January on the www.nationalacademies.org website and is being reposted here, with permission, in its entirety. News Release | January 26, 2023 WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...
by Outreach | March 6, 2023 | News
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...
by Outreach | February 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Tickets are now available at www.tggc.org for Hannibal’s The Great Gardens Conference: Natives, Meadows & Prairies June 2-4, 2023, in Hannibal, MO, organized by Grow Native! professional member 3G Farm. This three-day conference consists of a Friday evening...
