According to the Flint Hills Discovery Center, only four percent of the original tallgrass prairie ecosystem is still intact; ...

For the ’whatisness’ of things is one of descriptions Land Institute founder Wes Jackson takes to heart, Tim Unruh writes.

Plant lovers can celebrate the upcoming Earth Day with local ecologist Ken Lassman, who will be hosting a free educational ...

South of the land where the sands of Lake Michigan shiver, a series of prairie plantings is waiting to bloom on several of ...

With a visual symphony of flora supporting a rich abundance of wildlife, prairies have played an integral role in the lives ...

While final design plans are still being considered, potential concepts include shade trees, native prairie grasses, and a Bradley signature sign. The school said they have worked extensively with ...

Native plants are expected to regrow vigorously in the weeks following the burn, creating a more diverse and healthy prairie habitat ... Filled with native grasses, wildflowers, bees, butterflies ...

Thirteen natural areas in the Quad-Cities region will be getting new prairie plantings under an initiative announced Thursday by River Action Inc. Dubbed “Back to Our Roots,” the plan ...

For more than a decade he’s been working to restore shortgrass prairie habitat to support wildlife on his family’s 20,000-acre ranch in southeast Colorado. His family rotationally grazes their ...