These mountains emerge like a jagged shadow from undulating prairie that extends for miles and miles. Here and there, rust-colored buttes dot the summer-green grass. And that grass — well, what a ...

Prescribed burns are used to eliminate invasive plant species and help sunlight reach prairie plant roots. But how do they ...

The western prairie fringed orchid is mostly found in reserves, such as the Sheyenne National Grassland in North Dakota and the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve. The peak of the orchid’s ...

A cold snap on the prairie last winter proved particularly devastating at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, ...

It is typically a tan color, with a lighter underbelly and black-tipped tail. HABITAT: Like most prairie dogs, the black-tailed prefers short-grass prairie habitats and avoids any environments with ...

Where clouds sail over miles of grass, the original life of the prairie endures: a set of swift fox kits wrestle at the mouth of their den, fledged longspurs take their first flights, a greater ...

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, a historic site in Strong City dedicated to preserving a large portion of Kansas’ natural prairie, was named as Kansans’ top choice for outdoor workouts in ...

Back in 2003, a team of scientists from Iowa State University began to study how to best introduce conservation practices into working farmland without undermining the crop productivity of the fields ...