This will be the first in a series of articles on our native prairie grasses that can be used to enhance your yard. But first we need to know a bit more about prairies. Prairies are our heritage and ...

Prairies used to cover a swath of America from Mexico to Canada. But not all prairies are the same. Different conditions dictate each prairie ecosystem, and thus what plants and animals exist in each ...

Fifth graders from Betsy Leeker's class gather in a circle to talk about what they found in prairie grasses last month at Wohlwend Elementary School in Oakville. A grant from the Missouri Department ...

A pocket prairie is a small garden in a landscape that includes native prairie grasses and wildflowers. Folks in a suburban or urban setting can have a natural area in their yard while providing ...

With rising global temperatures and droughts becoming more frequent and severe, maintaining a healthy lawn has become increasingly costly to the homeowner and the planet. Most lawns consist of a ...

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, ...

Wildlife as big as bison and as small as quail share thousands of prairie acres with wildflowers and tall native grass at Prairie State Park in southwestern Missouri. The 4,000-acre state park ...

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 1, 2025. Click here for that audio. The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even ...

The 440-acre Sibley Prairie tract hosts rare wildflowers, endangered bees, and threatened butterflies just minutes from ...

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 – ...