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Kansas City plant sale underscores importance of native plants to local ecosystem

By Steve Kraske,
Zach Wilson
Published September 16, 2022 at 12:33 PM CDT
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Goldenrods are among the plants native to Missouri that are beneficial to the "web of life" in our area.
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Goldenrods are among the plants native to Missouri that will be available at a plant sale at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center on Saturday.

Native plants are crucial to the "web of life" in any environment or habitat. So, the Missouri Prairie Foundation is holding a plant sale to help people incorporate those plants into their gardens and yards.

A local plant sale set for this Saturday aims to promote the use of native plants in home landscaping.

The Missouri Prairie Foundation is teaming up with the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center to hold the sale. Seven native plant vendors will be present at the event, selling seeds, wildflowers, trees, grasses and much more.

KCUR's Up To Date was joined by the executive director of the Missouri Prairie Foundation to discuss the sale, as well as the importance of native plants to any ecosystem.

Native Plant Sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Missouri 64110.

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Steve Kraske
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
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