Kansas landscapes do not fit the conventional definition of beautiful scenery, Olstad said, making it difficult to persuade people that the prairie is anything but flat and dull.

Picture the open grasslands of North America, alive with the chatter of prairie dogs—creatures so unassuming, yet so ...

A tranquil, picturesque experience awaits anyone traveling to Cottonwood Falls, a small town with interesting architecture that's nestled among a scenic stretch of prairie in the heart of Kansas ...

While corn and soybeans dominate the Midwestern landscape today, some farmers are integrating strips of native prairie back into their fields. This conservation practice has expanded to more than ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Joint Base Lewis-McChord is home to one of the rarest ecosystems in the country, the South Sound prairie. These landscapes were created by retreating glaciers ...

Many local trails travel through County's varied landscape. Here are eight spots to check out while the weather is warm.

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

How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.

By the mid-20th century in rural Missouri, undisturbed prairie landscapes fell victim to a perfect storm of agricultural trends: Factories made bigger plows.

Lee Tesdell stands in a prairie strip on his farm near Slater, Iowa. He grows alfalfa and Kernza, a perennial grain, raises sheep and cash rents to a neighbor who grows corn and soybeans.