The purpose of the Missouri Native Plant Society is to promote the enjoyment, preservation, conservation, restoration, and study of the flora native to Missouri; to educate the public about the values of the beauty, diversity, and environmental importance of indigenous vegetation; and to publish related information.
We've redesigned our website!
Submitted by David W. on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 00:00Welcome to the updated Missouri Native Plant Society (MONPS) web site. If you've visited our site before you'll notice we made a few changes recently. In addition to the overall design members can now to contribute to the site making it more of an interactive tool for Society communication. MONPS members can now upload their own plant photographs, maintain a blog, join forum discussions and much more. In the coming weeks we'll be adding even more capabilities, so visit often.
Not a member? We cordially invite you to join us. Click on the Membership link at the top of the page for more information.
Fall field trip looks east to St. Louis' LaBarque Creek
Submitted by Rex Hill on Sun, 06/08/2008 - 22:41On the weekend of Sept. 12-14, the Missouri Native Plant Society will meet in the St. Louis area and explore the LaBarque Creek watershed in nearby Jefferson County.
Grow Native! Container Garden Contest
Submitted by David W. on Sun, 06/08/2008 - 17:33Show off your small garden in a big way by entering the Grow Native! Container Garden Contest.
Send your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and photos of your container garden (taken throughout the growing season—no more than three) to Grow Native! P.O. Box 630 Jefferson City, MO 65102. Or enter electronically by sending the same information to grownative@mda.mo.gov. Also include a list of plants used in the container and their source (retail garden center, neighbor, specialty shop, wherever).
All entries must be postmarked by Wednesday, October 15, 2008.
Click here for details located on the Grow Native! web site.
Hudson Fund Recipient to Study Blade Pollinators
Submitted by David W. on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 18:52A doctoral student’s study of plant pollinator interactions in Ozark glades has earned her the 2008 grant from the Missouri Native Plant Society’s Stanton Hudson Memorial Fund.
George Yatskievych in the world news
Submitted by David W. on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 00:00In case you haven't read it yet, George Yatskievych was in the news across the globe recently. George rediscovered and identified a rare parasitic plant in Mexico that hasn't been seen in more than 20 years! The news was distributed by the Associated Press May 1st and appeared in dozens of web sites, from well known news papers to personal blogs. Below is just a sample. Each site has a different approach so you may want to view them all.
Recent forum topics
News from the Missouri Department of Conservation
- New Web site focuses on tree-stand safety
- Tim Banek leading charge against invasive species
- Test results show Missouri still CWD-free
- Renewable energy the theme for bird conference
- Sept 7 dove hunt in Mississippi County to accommodate mobility-impaired dove hunters
- Second "gobbleteer" gets big payoff
- Federal carp ban applies to Missouri
- Apply for managed deer hunts by Aug. 15
Plant news from around the world
- Oman Botanic Garden shifts 50,000 plants to their new home
- Access and Benefit Sharing: Good Practice for Academic Research on Genetic Resources
- Global Cactus Assessment underway
- Saving wild plants for food and medicine
- Community Projects save the cactus in Mexico
- Extinction of medicinal plants threatens drug discovery
- Goodbye to bottles for Chicago Botanic Gardens
- The travelling exhibition of bananas!