Photos: Yellow crownbeard (Verbesina helianthoides) and Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) on a mima mound at Carver Prairie by Bruce Schuette, butterfly art by Katherine Fratti, Linden’s Prairie walk by Lloyd Grotjan, MPF prairie burn by Jerod Huebner, La Petite Gemme Prairie Bioblitz by Christine Chiu, Dickcissel Nest by Sara Scheill
For 60 years, the Missouri Prairie Foundation has been conserving Missouri’s prairies and other native grasslands—some of the most imperiled habitats on the planet.
We are also home to the Grow Native! plant education and marketing program and the Missouri Invasive Plant Council.
Upcoming Events
January 2026
MPF Webinar: Wiski/Oski (River Cane): A Keystone Species in the Floodplain and in Chickasaw Culture
February 2026
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
For 60 years, the Missouri Prairie Foundation has been conserving Missouri’s prairies and other native grasslands—some of the most imperiled habitats on the planet.
We are also home to the Grow Native! native plant education and marketing program and the Missouri Invasive Plant Council.
Upcoming Events
MPF Webinar: Wiski/Oski (River Cane): A Keystone Species in the Floodplain and in Chickasaw Culture
Short-Eared Owl Hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
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MPF Purchases Newton County Prairie Remnant
MPF is pleased to announce its 36th acquisition—a 38.8-acre property in Newton County near Joplin, Missouri, purchased on November 5. Approximately equidistant from MPF's Noah Brown's Prairie and Carver Prairie, and from a...
2025 End of Year Giving and Accomplishments
Thanks to you and other supporters, the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) and its Grow Native! program achieve a sustained, high level of conservation activity that benefits prairie and people. We invite you to make a year-end contribution to help us continue to...
MPF Applies for Land Trust Reaccreditation: Public Input Invited
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands in perpetuity. The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) became a nationally accredited land...