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Protecting Missouri’s natural resources is an ongoing and challenging task. The challenge is made easier when private citizen groups – as well as state agencies – can provide education, outreach
HATFIELD, Mo. — Missouri’s grassland legacy and future will be celebrated at Prairie Days, a free, family-friendly event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, at Dunn
"Within a 40-mile radius of the town of Monroe City, there are two remnants of the 8,000-year old prairie," one conservationist notes.
A group of volunteers hope to bring native wildlife back into abundance by reestablishing grasslands that were wiped out after the European settlement of Missouri. Now in its third year, they've created a seed bank that provides free seeds to landowners who want to establish a prairie.
"Within a 40-mile radius of the town of Monroe City, there are two remnants of the 8,000-year old prairie," one conservationist notes.