Kansas University's Prairie Acre, which lies beyond the foreground stone fence, is a small piece of prairie, approximately a half acre, established in 1932 and located on the south side of Blake Hall ...

Healthy prairie community with grey-headed coneflower and bee balm. (Photo by Liz Koziol) The North American prairie once covered 170 million acres, making it the largest ecosystem on the continent, ...

A native prairie pasture in western Douglas County. Before European settlement, Kansas was dominated by vast prairies of tall grasses and wildflowers. However, farming and development have since ...

The U.S. government regularly sprays hundreds of thousands of prairie dog burrows in South Dakota to keep plague in check. American pioneers saw the endless stretches of grassland of the Great Plains ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - The Native Prairie Project, which attracted pollinators like monarch butterflies, is no longer outside an Ohio zoo because it has been mowed down. Toledo Deputy Mayor ...

Native plants are those plants growing naturally in an area before human settlement. Although many native plants are prairie plants, most can be successfully grown in a regular home garden. Native ...

Bonnie Teel inherited a landscape that many would call boring. Hardly any shade, for one thing. But Teel plans to spend much time and money in retirement to keep more than 600 acres of virgin ...

Nearly 10 acres of native prairie in Story County are ready for their time in the spotlight. The dedication of Landers Prairie is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, at Prairie Valley Preserve near ...

Are you looking to attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators to your yard? Try native prairie plants. They can add diversity to the urban landscape and can provide aesthetic features with a ...

In July and August, gardens, wild spaces and prairies have been replete with compass plants. I’ve seen dozens at the corner of Midlothian and Magnolia Road in Mundelein, and hundreds in a prairie at ...