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, ...

MOORHEAD - From devastation, to tillage, to sprouting native grasses and flowers - flood-ravaged land along the Red River is coming full circle thanks to conservation efforts to restore the land back ...

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 ...

SILOAM SPRINGS -- Forests are far away on this short summertime hike. Not one bluff or hilltop is in sight. Waving strands of native grass, wildflowers in colorful bloom and singing birds bring ...

Late summer is the time of glory for prairie plants: Grasses are golden, sunflowers are yellow, coneflowers are pink. It’s the loveliest time to visit a place such as the Schulenberg Prairie at The ...

In the golden days of summer, a prairie is in its glory. You can capture some of that glory for your garden by incorporating native prairie plants, according to Julie Janoski, manager of the Plant ...

MANKATO — In 1856, two years before Minnesota became a state, Irish immigrant John Quirk purchased a parcel of native prairie in Le Sueur County to convert to farmland near the northwest end of Lake ...

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 – ...