Are you looking for a gift for that person in your life who is on the cusp of becoming a native plant enthusiast? There is no doubt that it’s difficult to convince people to plant natives so insects can eat … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Max Brown, a regular members of the Southwest Chapter of the Missouri Native Plant Society, spent an estimated 350 field hours at Wire Road Conservation Area in Stone Co MO in 2014 conducting a vegetation survey. Max sent me an … Continue reading
If you haven’t been to one of these yet, you really need to go already! Mark your calendars now! http://www.missouribotanicalsymposium.org/ … Continue reading
The Missouri Native Plant Society is a proud member of the Grow Native! program! This program, administered by the Missouri Prairie Foundation, brings commercial organizations, growers, nurseries, and non-profits together with folks from around the state and region interested in … Continue reading
This message is from Anne Frances, lead botanist at NatureServe, concerning a new presidential task force on pollinators. From: Anne Frances Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:12 PM To: native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org Subject: [PCA] Presidential Task Force – Pollinators’ listening session this … Continue reading
Here’s an article from the University of Missouri Extension office. … Continue reading
Download the publication Native Plants for Your Landscape from the Missouri Department of Conservation and start dreaming of spring! … Continue reading
Our October meeting was held at Pearl Creek Farm, Michelle’s and Brian’s little native plant oasis. Several folks from the chapter showed up early to harvest seeds from the prairie planting, now six years old. Several seeds were exchanged, including … Continue reading