MPF Webinar: The Nature of Things: Botany, Ecology, and Medieval Art

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Medieval art was deeply linked to the environment through both material and symbolism. Learn more about how artists of the Middle Ages drew inspiration from plants and trees, capitalizing on their distinct properties to create extraordinary sculptures, cloth, and books. This talk will also reveal how the cultivation of plants for artmaking materials transformed the […]

July 8: Tour of Two Exhibitions at Pulitzer Arts Foundation with Pulitzer Assistant Curator & MPF

Contemporary Perspectives: Art and Local Landscapes Sat, Jul 8, 2023 11am–12pm Location: 3716 Washington Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108 Pulitzer Arts Foundation Museum Contemporary Perspectives: Art and Local Landscapes – Pulitzer Arts Foundation What roles do the environment and natural materials play in the creation of art? What are the environmental impacts of artmaking? To explore these […]

MPF Master Class: Moths in and Around Grasslands

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Much conservation and public attention has been given to butterflies. Moths, however, outnumber butterflies by ten to one in number of species. Being primarily nocturnal and frequently very small, moths are mostly unseen creatures, yet moths of both grasslands and eastern deciduous forests play important ecological roles. Join entomologist Betsy Betros as she presents about the complex world […]

Free Native Pasture Tour August 5 Highlights Productive Prairie Forage

Humans thrive with a diversity of foods in their diet, and the same is true for livestock. Establishing and maintaining pastures of prairie grasses, forbs, and legumes, not only provides diverse, nutritious forage for cattle, but this practice also provides many other benefits to livestock, cattle producers, and wildlife alike. Unlike cool-season tall fescue, which […]

Grow Native! Webinar: Learning to Grow Native: Four Seasons of Transformation in a Residential Landscape

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In this webinar, MPF/Grow Native! staff member Emily Gustafson will share the transformation of her Columbia yard from a landscape of turf grass, boxwoods, and day lilies -- and a whole lot of invasive bush honeysuckle, burning bush, wintercreeper, and privet -- to a space dominated by native plants. She'll discuss the opportunities and challenges […]

Grow Native! Webinar: Soft Landings: Providing Year-Round Sanctuary for Pollinators

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Landscaping with keystone native tree species that host many insects as larvae is critically important to their survival, however, moths, butterflies, and other insects also need shelter throughout the year, including fallen leaves and natives planted under trees. In this webinar presented by veteran native landscaper Paula Diaz, learn how you can make your native […]

St. Louis Area Native Plant Sale — World Bird Sanctuary

World Bird Sanctuary 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Rd, Valley Park, MO, United States

MPF will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, September 9, at World Bird Sanctuary, 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Rd., Valley Park, MO 63088, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Note: The World Bird Sanctuary has an entry fee of $8 per vehicle (if one person in vehicle), and $12 per vehicle for more than one adult […]

MPF Webinar: The Significance of Missouri’s Natural Areas System

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Since the 1970s, Missouri’s inter-agency Natural Areas System has striven to protect, conserve, and restore the best remaining examples of the state’s varied natural communities from swamps to chert glades. The effort has also been instrumental in introducing new restoration concepts that are taken for granted today. While designated natural areas make up just 0.2 […]

Kansas City Native Plant Sale

Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO, United States

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 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Native plants beautify landscapes and help support songbirds and other cherished wildlife. Buy native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, trees, vines, sedges, and native seed […]

Springfield Native Plant Sale

Watershed Center 2400 E. Valley Water Mill Rd., Springfield, MO, United States

MPF will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, September 16 at the Watershed Center, 2400 E Valley Water Mill Rd., Springfield, MO, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Native plants beautify landscapes and help support songbirds and other cherished wildlife. Buy native wildflowers, grasses, and more from Grow Native! professional members Gaylena’s Garden and […]

EcoTones: The Urban Prairie

Bellefontaine Cemetery & Arboretum 4947 W. Florissant Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States

MPF is proud to sponsor EcoTones: The Urban Prairie Season, launching this fall with EcoTones: The Urban Prairie at Bellefontaine Cemetery, 4947 West Florissant Ave., St. Louis MO 63115. EcoTones Concerts presents imaginative outdoor performances sited in public nature spaces, exploring connections between humans and the natural world. The Bellefontaine concert, on September 16 at […]

St. Louis Native Plant Sale

St. Louis Community College 11333 Big Bend Rd, Saint Louis, MO

MPF will hold a native plant sale on Thursday, September 21, at St. Louis Community College, 11333 Big Bend Rd., St. Louis, MO, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The vendors will be located in parking lot K (“P-K” on map below). Customers can park in the adjacent lots. Native plants beautify landscapes and help support […]

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