Tyler Kruse pulls weeds away from various prairie plants while tending to his pocket prairie on his property in Oxford, Iowa on Monday, July 28, 2025. Kruse said he consulted with a professional ...

There's a lot of different choices when it comes to painting flowers at Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City. Among the species available are the tall, purple ironweed, the yellow ...

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 ...

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 ...

January might not be peak golf season, but one conservation group in Rockford is welcoming the community to hit golf ...

Loved for its relaxed, informal and romantic style, prairie planting seeks to replicate the American prairies of the Midwest. Using native species and minimal human input, prairie gardens continue to ...

In order to remember their homeland, many immigrants brought articles and possessions that they cherished and that harked back to their heritage. This often included plants such as lilacs, roses, ...

Pollinators recognize a good thing when they see it — and so do gardeners in search of organic pest control. As one put it, “My prairie is my pesticide.” By Margaret Roach The first time I met Neil ...

An eastern red cedar catches fire. Controlled fires, such as this one on grassland managed by Kansas State University scientists, are needed to save prairies from becoming woodland and shrubland. A ...

FARGO — A south Fargo prairie garden is growing strong this summer despite a brief scare late last year when the Fargo City Commission ordered it mowed down. “It's doing very very well,” gardener ...