Many visitors may have noticed some changes to the Nature Area earlier this spring. Some of you may have thought, “What have they done now?” as you hiked through the charred and blackened remains of ...

In central North America, prairie wetlands provide many important ecosystem services including attenuating floods, improving water quality, and supporting biodiversity. However, over half of these ...

The new book, "Sea of Grass," traces the history and future of the American prairie, laying out the stunning loss of grassland in North America and meeting the people fighting to bring it back.

Sometimes, it’s the small things that make the biggest difference. Consider viruses. Or electrons. Or prairie dogs. That last one might seem like a bit of a stretch, but bear with me. A few weeks ago ...

Sea urchins climb onto kelp when their densities are so high they remove all drift kelp and then actively forage on attached, living kelp. (Credit: Steve Lonhart / NOAA MBNMS) Tipping points are the ...