when the prairie is a sea of green grass and wildflowers. The second best time is mid-October, when the summer grasses turn red for the prairie’s version of fall colors. Hikes in the morning and ...

This depiction of man versus beast stands out against the backdrop of the bright green grass of the rolling hills on the prairies. This beautiful painting draws us in even more because we believe ...

On this western rim of the great dish that holds grassland to the heart of the continent, the mix of altitude, climate and soil is just right to bring prairie flowers to a last hurrah before the ...

Today, however, the wild prairie is a shadow of its former self. And temperate grasslands, as a whole, are now considered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature to be the most ...

"The Prairie Preacher" follows Dr. Dwayne Estes, a botanist who earned his nickname for his passionate advocacy of grassland conservation. Once a child who found solace in nature, Estes now ...

Pioneer Bluffs will host an exclusive Prairie Talk focusing on the Grassland Conservation Series from Ranchland Trust of Kansas at 1 p.m. March 8. Included in the interviews were Bill Sproul ...

Enhancement of prairies and grasslands through prescribed fire, conservation grazing and invasive species control. Minnesota is at a crossroads. We have already lost 99 percent of our original ...