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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 23h

𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬 Wednesday, October 7, at 4:00 p.m. 1 GNPCP CEU. Register here: ow.ly/7WuM50ZQgq6 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝐵𝑒𝑘𝑎ℎ 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑠

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🌰𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎: 𝐌𝐏𝐅 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞 – 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 Native plants and related products will be for sale 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Info here: ow.ly/9hhf50ZSlOb Check out everything the festival has to offer: ow.ly/Sw7u50ZSlOa

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Free native plant workshop this November for folks near Rolla, Missouri! Learn more and register here: pears.io/events/mu/10032

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The generosity of 2026 Grow Native! members and sponsors provides vital financial support for the Grow Native! program's mission to increase the use of native plants across the lower Midwest. Consider joining our lively professional community today: ow.ly/qpKt50ZSli8

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐: 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬, 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢 ow.ly/uVMX50ZSjpG. 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑓 𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑟𝑜𝑑 (𝑂𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑑𝑢𝑚) 𝑏𝑦 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 (𝐆𝐎𝐄) 📣 Review criteria and nominate a garden here: ow.ly/gq8Z50ZIuGV 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠 (𝐸𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑥𝑎) 𝑏𝑦 𝐵𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝, 𝐌𝐎 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 Where: Mother’s Brewing Company, located at 215 S. Grant Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65806 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ow.ly/73i350ZQeJh. Sale support volunteers still needed! Contact outreach@moprairie.org for information on how to support.

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 - 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐧 & 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐒𝐓𝐋) 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ow.ly/PCrp50ZQcCN Research your fall plant list using the Grow Native! Native Plant Database, Top 10 Lists, Landscape Plans, and more at grownative.org

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐌𝐏𝐅'𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 & 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑 moprairie.org/event/annual-evening-… 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝐸𝑟𝑖𝑛 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑜𝑛, 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑒

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐌𝐏𝐅'𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 & 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑 All are invited to register for this social & educational prairie event! Details, registration, and the schedule of events here: ow.ly/sXkA50ZLCGb 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝐸𝑟𝑖𝑛 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑜𝑛

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑: 𝐌𝐏𝐅 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 — 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 Wednesday, September 23, at 4:00 p.m. 1 GNPCP CEU. Register here: ow.ly/oMUC50ZLBX0 𝐿𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙, 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑛-ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑤𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑑, 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑦 𝑆.𝐾. 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑖

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒐𝒐𝒏! 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 🦋September 20 at MPF’s Snowball Hill Prairie near Harrisonville, MO ow.ly/al1G50ZIWgR 🦋September 27 at Private Planting near Rolla, MO ow.ly/rOLl50ZIWgN 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑎𝑔 𝑏𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰! A wide variety of native wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs, trees and other native plant products supplied by Grow Native! professional members will be available for purchase at sales tomorrow. Hope to see you there! ow.ly/P79f50ZLEkb

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 Insect and bird migrations in late summer call attention to the vital importance of native plants for wildlife. MPF member Susan Farrington once counted nearly 50 hummingbirds feeding on blazingstar in her restored Ozark glade -- enjoy the video!

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 🦋September 20 at MPF’s Snowball Hill Prairie near Harrisonville, Missouri ow.ly/al1G50ZIWgR 🦋September 27 at Private Planting near Rolla, MO ow.ly/rOLl50ZIWgN 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑎𝑔 𝑏𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟗: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 Wednesday, September 9 at 4:00 p.m. 1 GNPCP CEU. Register here: ow.ly/906A50ZFIn2

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 - 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐧 & 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐒𝐓𝐋) ow.ly/9wmZ50ZIVS5 Grow Native! native plant vendors at this event include: Gaylena’s Garden, Papillon Perennials, Ozark Soul Native Plants, River City Natives, and Missouri Wildflowers Nursery

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

September is jam-packed with public events where you can learn about native plants and their ecosystem benefits up close. Here are a few upcoming events in the greater St. Louis area we'll be tabling information at -- we hope you come by and say hello!

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟗 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞 – 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫® The Missouri Prairie Foundation will hold a native plant sale organized in partnership with Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center®, 3101 Bass Pro Drive, Columbia, MO 65202 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ow.ly/yi4250ZAYXy

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟔: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 Free to all MPF dues-paying members and Grow Native! professional members, or $15 for non-members. Wednesday, August 26, at 4:00 p.m. 2 GNPCP CEUs. Register here: ow.ly/UcEc50ZvvR6 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑡 𝑊𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑦

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟐: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 Wednesday, August 12, at 4:00 p.m. 1 GNPCP CEU. Register here: ow.ly/Oo1U50ZuuCM 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑛 (𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠) 𝑏𝑦 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑦 𝑇𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑙

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟐 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 The Missouri Prairie Foundation will hold a native plant sale organized in partnership with The Nature Institute from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2213 S. Levis Ln., Godfrey, IL 62035. Details about Grow Native! vendors here: ow.ly/5baY50ZvvRR

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟐 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞 – 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐁. 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 The Missouri Prairie Foundation will hold a native plant sale in KC on Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details here: ow.ly/YAnp50ZvvPC

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐌𝐏𝐅 & 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 MPF is grateful to the businesses, nonprofits, and other community partners for hosting six MPF native plant sales this fall featuring Grow Native! Pros. We can't wait to have you join us for your fall native plant shopping dreams!

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 Read how Grow Native! Bronze sponsor Lincoln University Cooperative Extension Specialty Crops/Native Plants Program enhances their conservation practices with native plants here: ow.ly/k8la50ZuQmr

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟗: 𝐌𝐏𝐅 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞" 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 Join University of Nebraska Omaha's Timothy Dickson, Ph.D., for a webinar on his research exploring how grazing grasslands can better support the monarchs. July 29, at 4:00 p.m. 1 GNPCP CEU. ow.ly/GQHO50Zoy55

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🏡𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 It's not too late to create a new garden bed from lawn in preparation for the fall planting season -- learn about one method from the Grow Native! Guide for Beginning Native Plant Gardeners ow.ly/roK150Zs1zR Tilling is not recommended.

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Grow Native! professional member Missouri Native Stewardship Services is hiring new Crew Members to join their team in the field of environmental stewardship and sustainability. Learn more and apply at www.mo-native.com/jobs

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟕 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 Missourians are invited to enter native plants they have grown into the 2026 State Fair Floriculture Show on Monday, August 17, 2026. For a species list and more information, visit here: ow.ly/aj0E50ZglPc 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 2025 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 & 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 ow.ly/cUJT50ZoY9x This project of the Missouri Prairie Foundation and its Grow Native! program introduces students/young professionals to biologists, ecological contractors, and others whose studies of prairie and native plants have been key to their careers.

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Careers Project - Missouri Prairie Foundation

This project of the Missouri Prairie Foundation and its Grow Native! program introduces students and young professionals to biologists, ecological contractors, and others whose studies of prairie and native plants have been key to their careers. We hope this project inspires you to turn your interest in natural resources and the great outdoors into a satisfying career.

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 This position will work from a home office, ideally in Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, St. Louis, or nearby communities. Read more here: ow.ly/J7ns50Zjqpt 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤-𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑦 𝐵𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 Wednesday, July 15, at 4:00 p.m. 1 GNPCP CEU. Register here: ow.ly/UYEO50ZjGRR 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝑒𝑛𝑟𝑦 𝐷𝑜𝑚𝑘𝑒

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 This position will work from a home office, ideally in Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, St. Louis, or nearby communities. ow.ly/kxix50Zjqpw 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤-𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑦 𝐵𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟎 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 Use these lists as a launch point for designing or refreshing your own native plant garden 🌻Find all 30+ lists here: ow.ly/zHsm50ZjNZj For plant details, consult the Grow Native! native plant database here: ow.ly/mnsv50ZjNZf

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Grow Native! provides practical, beautiful landscape designs created by Scott Woodbury, like the Rock Garden design featured in this article! ow.ly/4h3n50ZjNxT Find all 15 designs here: ow.ly/5yhe50ZjNxS

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 This position will work from a home office, ideally in Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, St. Louis, or nearby communities. ow.ly/kxix50Zjqpw 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤-𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑦 𝐵𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟓: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 & 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐥 Free with registration, seats are running out! 2 GNPCP CEUs. ow.ly/tN6450ZjH5v 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑎 𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑑

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 This position will work from a home office, ideally in Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, St. Louis, or nearby communities. ow.ly/kxix50Zjqpw 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤-𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑦 𝐵𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒

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Grow Native! @grownative.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 With Daria McKelvey, Horticulture Supervisor for the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at the Missouri Botanical Garden! ow.ly/IunC50ZcTjR 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑎𝑘 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑎𝑘 (𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑎) 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑀𝑂𝐵𝑂𝑇

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