On October 8th, 2016, eMAP (Environmental Music & Arts Project), Hellhound Booking, St. Louis Earth Day, and Schlafly Beer will bring you the "Missouri Prairie Festival" at the Thomas Dunn Learning Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
***All funds raised through this page and during the event will go towards the Missouri Prairie Foundation.***
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary year, the Missouri Prairie Foundation is the only organization in the state whose land conservation work is dedicated exclusively to protecting and maintaining original Missouri prairie land and prairie restoration.
FULL MUSIC SCHEDULE
BIKE-POWERED ELECTRIC STAGE (Outside):
4:00pm Nick Gusman & the Last Minute Men
4:45pm SlushWave
5:30pm Bates
6:00pm Traveling Sound Machine
6:30pm "Why Prairie Matters": talk by Carol Davit (Missouri Prairie Foundation)
6:45pm Arshad Goods
7:20pm Letter to Memphis
8:10pm Chris Black & the Eagles of Unemployment
9:05pm Unifyah
10:15pm Vandeventer
ENERGY-SAVING ACOUSTIC STAGE (Inside):
4:15pm Mark Brainard
5:00pm Missouri Dave
5:30 - 7:30 Educational Program
7:15pm Le’Ponds
8:00pm Obviously Offbeat
8:45pm Mother Meat
For more information check out the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1800418246906625/
Why is prairie land so important?
~1 acre of prairie can store a ton of carbon. We need anything that can help neutralize our CO2 emissions.
~It is possible for intact prairie to absorb up to 8" of rain with no runoff, preventing erosion and flooding.
~Over 200 species of bees call Missouri prairie home, which make prairies critical for sustaining the bee population.
~Livestock that eat prairie grass gain weight faster and are healthier.
~Teeming with biodiversity, prairies are living laboratories of genetic resources that we cannot afford to lose.
Our $2000 goal will help Missouri Prairie Foundation protect and maintain 40 acres of original MO prairie for one year!
Video by Dancing Shoes Productions.
