MANHATTAN – The Flint Hills make a visual statement that is unlike anyplace else: wide swaths of open prairie stretching over short, steep hills unbroken by trees and shrubs. In late summer and fall, ...

An article about our short native grasses lets me talk about two of my favorite things: Native plants and bison. Since I was very young, I have been fascinated by bison. They were a cornerstone of the ...

What remains of the stunning shortgrass prairie of eastern Colorado is at even more risk of die-off than previously thought, threatened by increasingly common extreme droughts. The same fate awaits ...

Prairies once extended in a broad, almost continuous band from southern Saskatchewan, Canada, into the Midwest and Central United States and southward to Texas and New Mexico. These vast grasslands ...

In a region known for its hill and forests, vast tracts of prairie dot the Ozarks landscape. Flat acres of grassland, nearly devoid of trees, are found in Northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma and ...

The sun sets over a field in Sterling, North Dakota, on June 6, 2016. Ranchers here carefully manage the timing and intensity of their grazing, paying close attention to grass and soil health. NINA ...

Wander an Illinois prairie where bison graze restored grasslands, historic bunkers linger, and quiet trails reveal one of the Midwest’s wildest landscapes.

Eastern Laramie County has no mountains, but it is not flat. We were looking for birds north of Hillsdale (a town name indicating the varied topography), walking across the shortgrass prairie on a ...

Manicured lawns are out; wild, pollinator-friendly meadows are in. Here’s how to turn your Northern Michigan yard into a pocket prairie filled with native plants. This article first appeared in ...

In late summer and fall, prairie grasses in Kansas’ Flint Hills can grow as high as eight feet tall. But right now, the grass is still short and wildflowers are the stars of the prairie. MANHATTAN – ...