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. Over the ...

Late summer is a splendid time of year to go prospecting for native prairie plants that might bring beauty and wildlife habitat to your garden. “Plants that are native to the prairie are in their ...

Quick Take Preventing total extinction necessitated a successful recovery from a remnant population of only 1,000 bison. The ...

Thousands of snow geese poured over Katy last week in a sight many longtime residents thought they might never see again. On ...

GLYNDON, Minn. — A plot of land near the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton middle and high schools will be transformed in the coming years from a field of green grass to a vibrant prairie filled with the pink ...

Oklahoma did not choose the American buffalo as its state mammal simply because it looked good on souvenirs and roadside signs. In 1972, state lawmakers chose the bison for this role because it tied ...

Trekking down the trails at Wildlife Prairie Park, visitors just might be greeted by a bison, wolf, owl or cougar tucked in the trees or roaming free. Located just 10 miles west of downtown Peoria, ...

For Murray Gillespie, a lifetime spent on the land has always been about stories, and now, those stories are being shared in ...