Grow Native! Master Class: Landscaping with Vines

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Native vines are often overlooked, yet can fit into any landscape situation: small vines for light posts and rambling over a boulder or retaining wall; large vines to grace trees and buildings; vines to grow as a groundcover; vines for hummingbirds or vines for bees; vines with showy flowers and vines that produce berries for […]

Grow Native! Master Class: Restoring Remnant Woodlands in a Sea of Bush Honeysuckle

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Many natural woodlands and shady landscapes are infested with invasive bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), one of the biggest current threats to native woodland ecosystems. When mature, these highly aggressive invasive shrubs compete with native plants for sunlight, nutrients, and moisture, and can choke them out. In this online master class with Scott Woodbury, you will learn […]

MPF Webinar: Take a (Virtual) Hike on the Prairie – Spring Edition

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What can you see, hear, and experience on a Missouri tallgrass prairie in spring? Join MPF Vice President of Science and Management Bruce Schuette as he leads a virtual tour of one of MPF's prairies in Pettis County. We’ll learn about life on the prairie in spring, including what flora and fauna you can observe. […]

MPF Webinar: EDDMapS: An Invasives Species Mapping System for Everyone

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Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to map the presence of invasive plants throughout the country? Fortunately, there is! EDDMapS is a web-based mapping system for documenting invasive species and pest distribution. It is fast, easy to use, and doesn't require Geographic Information Systems experience. Launched in 2005 by the Center for Invasive Species […]

MPF Webinar: Documenting Multiple Types of Pollinators Through Photography

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Currently, most pollinator surveys focus on a small group of pollinating insects such as butterflies or bees at the exclusion of wasps, beetles, flies, moths, true bugs, ants, and other insects that move pollen. Webinar presenter Angella Moorehouse will share the results of her study, which was established to look at the entire group of flower-visiting insects […]

MPF Webinar: Native Bees of Missouri’s Ozark Woodlands and Glades

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Ken McCarty will share insight into the native bee inhabitants of high quality natural communities, including designated Missouri Natural Areas and long-preserved native Ozark ecosystems, documented from his ongoing surveys at several large Missouri State Parks. His survey objective remains to provide a contemporary record of the bee species inhabiting long-enduring park nature preserves, one […]

MPF Master Class: The Magic of Swallowtails

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In this MPF Master Class with butterfly expert and photographer Betsy Betros, learn about the high-flying, colorful world of swallowtail butterflies in the Kansas City region. Betsy will take you on a tour of what makes each swallowtail unique from each other and what groups them together. This master class, to be held via Zoom, […]

MPF Webinar: Dark Sky as a Natural Resource

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At any given moment, half of the Earth’s surface is experiencing night. Electrification and industrialization have altered the nature of the night. Today, more than 80% of the world’s population and 99% of North Americans, live under light polluted skies. Excessive and misdirected outdoor lighting disturbs the ecological balance in the environment by adversely affecting […]

MPF Webinar: Monarch Conservation: Opportunities and Challenges

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In this presentation, join Dr. Kristen Baum to learn about the current status of the monarch butterfly, including opportunities, challenges, and ways to contribute to monarch conservation. Also learn about Monarch Watch, which is an education, conservation, and research organization at the University of Kansas that supports local, national, and international efforts to conserve monarchs. The webinar, […]

Grow Native! Webinar: Collecting Native Seeds and Winter Sowing

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Calling all native plant nerds! Are you ready to dive into the magical world of collecting seeds and growing your own native plants? If so, this webinar is for you. Presenter Julie Farstad will present how you can collect native plant seeds, store them until the winter, and grow them in containers over the cold […]

Grow Native! Webinar: Prairie Reconstruction at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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In 2015, approximately 6 acres of lawn were replaced with a reconstructed prairie at the Danforth Plant Science Center in Creve Coeur, Missouri. This Grow Native! webinar presentation will outline the process of site preparation, planting, and maintenance—from the first plantings to the present—from Danforth Plant Science Center experts. The presentation will include information on […]

Grow Native! Webinar: Native Ferns in Missouri and their Potential as Specialty Crops

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Get more familiar about growing ferns in Missouri with Dr. Nadia Navarrete-Tindall! Fern species and life cycles will be discussed, followed by an introduction to a unique education and outreach project by the Specialty Crops & Native Plants Program at Lincoln University and Grow Native!. This collaboration project aims to promote the growth and adoption […]

MPF Webinar: Exploring Moss Diversity

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More often than not, mosses go unnoticed as they cling onto a tree, sit atop the bare ground, or sway with the current in a stream. Indeed, many mosses are small, inconspicuous, shriveled up masses of brown and black plant material when dry, tricking the unaware passerby into thinking they are nothing more than dead […]

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