Mo Dept of Conservation - Dunn Ranch Prairie Days
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The tallgrass prairie holds a special place in Missouri’s history, and native grasslands also continue to play a role in modern agriculture today. The state’s grassland legacy and future will be celebrated at a free Prairie Day event 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Dunn Ranch Prairie and Pawnee Prairie in Harrison County.
Visitors will have an opportunity to camp on Friday, Sept. 13, near the Dunn Ranch Prairie headquarters office. Camping is free. There will be a social event and nature documentary film in the evening.
The Prairie Day activities on Sept. 14 will begin with a sunrise birding walk from 7 to 9:30 a.m. at MDC’s Pawnee Prairie Conservation Area, which is near Dunn Ranch Prairie. Experts from Missouri Master Naturalists will lead the walk.
Prairie Day is a free, family-friendly event open to all ages. The North Harrison Fire Protection District based at Eagleville will sell hamburgers and hot dogs and proceeds will benefit the district. Beef for the hamburgers will come from the Audubon Conservation Ranching program, which helps ranchers implement pasture management practices that benefit grassland birds.
Dunn Ranch Prairie is located west of Eagleville at 16970 W 150th St., Hatfield, Mo., 64458. A tent and displays will be set up near the shelter house north of the ranch headquarters.
