A team of researchers at the University of Illinois is working to create a more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Now, these ...

Switchgrass has gripped Midwestern soils for millions of years, but soon, the earthbound prairie grass could fly. New studies ...

Based on the Prairie Market 590- square-foot storefront mural she completed in July in Paullina, O’Brien County Conservation ...

BOBCATS are a native wild animal, a feline predator, and we have a small population in Marshall County. They are stealthy and ...

Patrons of Green Valley State Park have witnessed an alarming sight this year — dozens of trees removed or even burned. Though the image is drastic, park operators are working to restore the natural ...

HE WAS FIRST REPORTED MISSING AT PRAIRIE HERITAGE POND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE HE WAS FOUND IN THE WATER. AUTHORITIES RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY SAY HE DIED. POLICE SAY ELLIOTT’S ...

Crews around cedar rapids spent Tuesday working on some prescribed prairie burns.We got a couple of calls about people smelling or seeing smoke today -- particu ...

Founded in spring 2023, Prairie Cats focuses on reintroducing native plant species, like prairie grasses and wildflowers, to the local ecosystem. “It’s about letting the biodiversity of the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ... tool for prairie management and health. They are one of the best methods to control invasive plants, saplings, and wood vegetation, significantly benefiting native prairie ...

From Canada’s prairie provinces well into Kansas, you might run across some serious-looking folks poking through the grass growing on the roadside. They’ll be collecting prairie cordgrass, hunting for ...

From the highest point in the park, you can see across three states – Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa. Prairie meets architecture ... Bison grazing on native prairie grasses, blissfully unaware they ...