Johnson County is once again inviting rural residents to turn a corner of their yard into a haven for pollinators.The ...

The choices to improve your property can improve the greater, surrounding environment. The City of Fairmont and Martin Soil ...

Learn about the many ways native prairie plants can help liven up your home garden in this week's YARD AND GARDEN column from the University of Illinois Extension.

Native plants are the foundation of prairie ecosystems. Unlike turf grass or exotic ornamentals, Kansas natives evolved over thousands of years to thrive in the region’s unique climate and soils.

This week, the focus at Crossroads at Big Creek is on restoration, examined through the dual lenses of prairie ecology and ...

The roots of prairie plants such as switchgrass, big bluestem, and blazing star reach as much as twelve feet underground, where they tap deep stores of moisture to survive dry spells.

Nearly a mile of riverfront in Bent County is now a preserve for prairie wildlife and plants. Nonetheless, there’s much work ...

If you ever have walked across a Nebraska prairie and noticed small dirt mounds dotting the landscape, heads popping from burrows and sharp barking, you likely have wandered into a ...

Ever wonder what the Plains Indians used for food? If you answered bison or buffalo, you are partially correct. There's no ...

Native Plants and Prairies Day - Saturday, May 3, ... Vendors will be on hand with hard to find native plants for sale to recreate the prairie in your home garden.