OSAGE COUNTY, Okla. — Tallgrass Prairie Reserve is celebrating the first bison calf of the year. On Monday, the Oklahoma Nature Conservancy announced and released photos of the calf.

The prairie fires, usually in March and April, are used to manage the tallgrass prairie, but the resulting smoke can affect air quality. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently ...

Rick Short, USDA Forest Service, Midewin NTP Share Bizarre terminations of staff coupled with freezing of signed contracts for ongoing restoration work at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie by the ...

You could think of it as spring cleaning. The tallgrass prairie ecosystem historically covered much of western and southern Minnesota, and evolved over eons. In addition to interactions with ...

Most people living in the Midwest today likely have never seen a real prairie because so few remain. At the time of European settlement, tallgrass prairie covered 80-85% of what is now Iowa and ...

COLUMBIA — The Missouri Prairie Foundation held a native plant sale at the MU Bradford Research Center on Saturday. Vendors sold varieties of native plants such as wildflowers, grasses, shrubs ...

Minnesota lost a legend. One of the world’s most celebrated nature photographers James (Jim) Edward Brandenburg passed away peacefully at his Medina MN home on April 4, 2025, at the age of 79.

Each year, prescribed burns are conducted to preserve the Tallgrass Prairie, prevent the spread of invasive species, and provide better foliage for cattle. Smoke from the burns can affect air ...

Missouri once had 15 million acres of tallgrass prairie. Researchers have since determined that only 0.5% of the state's original grasslands remain, replaced by non-fire-resistant forests.

Ode to the Tallgrass Prairie by Linda Lighton reflects the city’s evolving relationship with public art, blending contemporary sensibilities with regional identity. Like Shuttlecocks ...

The program aims to address critical challenges in the Flint Hills tallgrass prairie, which represents the largest remaining contiguous expanse of tallgrass prairie in the United States. “The Flint ...

HAWARDEN—Sioux County Conservation is hosting a traveling exhibit through the end of May at Prairie Woods Nature Center at Oak Grove Park near Hawarden. The exhibit is on the Tallgrass Prairie and is ...