Fall 2007: Volume 28, Number 4 - Missouri Prairie Foundation
Fall 2007: Volume 28, Number 4 - Missouri Prairie Foundation
Fall 2007: Volume 28, Number 4 - Missouri Prairie Foundation
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Pure <strong>Prairie</strong>2008 Events at <strong>Prairie</strong> State Park,near Mindenmines in Barton County.Free events are held year-round atthe park, which at nearly 4,000 acresis <strong>Missouri</strong>’s largest publicly owned,native prairie. Wildflower hikes arethe first Saturday of the month, Maythrough September: May 3, June7, July 5, August 2 and September6. Participants should meet at thevisitor center at 10:00 am. The park’sbiennial prairie celebration andfestival—the <strong>Prairie</strong> Jubilee—will beheld Saturday, Sept. 27. Call 417-843-6711 for more information. Mark yourcalendar and watch for more detailsin upcoming issues of the Journal.February 22–23, 2008Landscape Design with<strong>Missouri</strong> In Mind—A PracticalApplication Workshop for LandscapeProfessionals (Feb. 22) andLandscape Enthusiasts (Feb. 23)at the Albrecht-KemperMuseum of Art, <strong>28</strong><strong>28</strong> FrederickAvenue, St. Joseph, Mo. This full dayof presentations from conservationand landscape professionals is offeredtwice—on Feb. 22 for landscapeprofessionals and on Feb. 23 for thegeneral public—and will cover suchtopics as natural communities, howto match plants to the conditionsof your property, how to establisha prairie planting and how toselect trees for your landscape. Theworkshop is sponsored by GrowNative!, a joint program of <strong>Missouri</strong>Department of Conservation and<strong>Missouri</strong> Department of Agriculture,along with these partners: St. JosephParks and Recreation, Grace NativeSeed, <strong>Missouri</strong> Department ofConservation Northwest RegionalOffice, University of <strong>Missouri</strong>Extension and St. Joseph Conventionand Visitors Bureau. Registration:$25 before Dec. 31; $35 after. Call573-522-4171 or e-mail grownative@mda.mo.gov to register and for moreinformation. Landscape Design with<strong>Missouri</strong> in Mind will also be heldMarch 7 in Cape Girardeau.September 20, 2008 <strong>Prairie</strong>Day at Shaw Nature Reserve in GraySummit, Mo. This popular, biennialevent will be held from 10:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m. For more information, visithttp://www.shawnature.org/events/prairieday.aspx and watch for moredetails in future Journal issues.Other events will be posted on MPF’s newly updated Web site at www.moprairie.org.35
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