TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -Many of us are familiar with the concept of a prairie, but what does it consist of? “Prairies in general are described as an ecosystem that is dominated by herbaceous plants ...
One expert on social media just illustrated the dramatic difference between neglecting your lawn and restoring native prairie grasses — and why it’s worthwhile. “This is what America’s grasslands are ...
Within my first few weeks on campus, walking back from class, I saw a monarch butterfly on the sidewalk. It had been stepped on, either under a bully’s foot or perhaps by someone not looking where ...
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, ...
Quick Take Preventing total extinction necessitated a successful recovery from a remnant population of only 1,000 bison. The ...
A native prairie pasture in western Douglas County. Before European settlement, Kansas was dominated by vast prairies of tall grasses and wildflowers. However, farming and development have since ...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Making use of bland, empty spaces. That’s what an Omaha organization is doing around the metro, with hopes to expand across other parts of the Great Plains. “Pocket Prairies” is ...