Join the Missouri Prairie Foundation for their Annual Dinner and Silent Auction to celebrate 60 years of prairie conservation on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Stoney Creek Hotel at 2601 S Providence Road, Columbia, Missouri. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Ian Thompson.

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Doors open at 5:00 p.m., with a social hour and silent auction from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner and presentations at 6:00 p.m. You may choose between a chicken meal option and a vegan meal option; two drink tickets are also included with each event ticket. Online ticket sales are open through Tuesday, August 4, 2026.

This event supports the mission of the 60-year-old Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) to protect and restore prairie and other native grassland communities through land acquisition, management, education, and research; to promote the use of native plants through its 26-year-old Grow Native! program; and to support the control of invasive plants through its administration of the Missouri Invasive Plant Council.