Streambank restoration at Bryant Lake Regional Park transforms a once-neglected stretch of creek into a biodiverse and scenic ...

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

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.

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

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.

Prairie plants have evolved around the nutrient cycles sparked by prescribed burns. Burning in sections protects species living in the prairie. “We don’t burn the entire prairie to preserve species ...

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 ...

Sep. 20—Mower SWCD, Parks & Rec team up at Todd, North Driesner parks Prairie plants should start popping next summer at Austin's Todd Park and along Oakland Avenue East thanks to recent work by ...

Prairie plants are also like a big “Brita filter,” removing pollutants and helping water penetrate farther into the soil, said Elaine Zautke, Lakeshore State Park manager with the Wisconsin DNR.

Sheep are being used to help maintain a solar farm 02:24. Hundreds of sheep are hard at work this spring in central Minnesota — not on a farm, but beneath solar panels.