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...
Maxmillian sunflowers (Helianthus maximilianii). Photo: Pat Whalen
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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...
Missouri Prairie Foundation Bestows 2025 Awards
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Annual Dinner, this year held on August 16, is a celebration of Missouri’s prairie legacy. During the event, the 59-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust paid tribute to six total awardees. “Missouri’s remaining...
Prairies Present & Future – Missouri Prairie Foundation 60th Anniversary Campaign
1966-2026 MPF’s conservation success has been driven by you—our generous supporters. Your financial contributions have helped protect some of the most beautiful and biologically significant prairies remaining in North America. We invite you to be a part of our 60th...
2025 Prairie Garden Grant Awardees
Annually, MPF offers several grants to help fund the establishment or improvement of prairie gardens or plantings using Midwest native plants that are accessible to the public. This year’s five MPF Prairie Garden Grant recipients will use awarded grants to educate,...
Springfield Earth Day Musical Events to Benefit Missouri Prairie Foundation
The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) is honored to have been selected as the beneficiary of proceeds from two related Springfield, Missouri Earth Day events. Festivities kick off on March 30, 2025, with a special Earth Care Concert fundraiser at Brentwood Christian...
Call for 2025 Award Nominations
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...
2024 End of Year Giving and Accomplishments
Thanks to supporters, the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) and its Grow Native! program accomplish a sustained, high level of conservation activity to benefit prairie and people, and to promote the use of native plants. We invite you to make a year-end contribution...
Missouri Prairie Foundation Bestows 2024 Awards
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Annual Dinner, this year held on August 17, is a celebration of Missouri’s prairie legacy. During the 2024 event, the 58-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust paid tribute to three awardees. “Missouri’s remaining...