Discover why Kansas prairie grasslands are vital, endangered, and how you can help protect this hidden natural treasure.

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

America features many bold and beautiful landscapes, but there's one memorable and majestic ecosystem that you can recreate in your own yard.

Native landscaping requires minimal maintenance, benefits the environment and, with a bit of acceptance, can be a thing of ...

My history instructor at College of DuPage had previously taught in California, but moved back to Illinois. As a 19-year-old ...

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

Glacial Ridge would become another example of the human capacity to transform landscapes, only this time it would be from ...

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

Anna Haglin's front yard is filled with Rattlesnake Masters and "Turkey Foot" plants, some of her favorite forms of native prairie.

When another group of officials gathered for a ribbon-cutting May 31, the site was surrounded by prairie plants swaying in the breeze.

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.

Protected and managed by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Kothenbeutel Prairie is a 40-acre tract of native prairie grassland located about 20 miles south of Mason City near Sheffield.