Prairies once covered an enormous area of North America, but today have been reduced to a small fraction of this historical range. Imagine an area the size of Texas, the second largest state, ...

Nine-Mile Prairie is one of the last tallgrass remnants that once dominated eastern Nebraska. The prairie plants can reach ...

To the untrained eye, the restored prairie lands of Illinois look exactly how you would imagine they looked hundreds of years ago. But many plant species are still missing, and recent efforts — ...

Often overlooked, tallgrass prairies are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth. Often overlooked, North America’s prairies are among the most dynamic and biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.

The intense cold snap gripping the Prairies continues to make the region one of the coldest spots on Earth. The cold will relent a bit in Alberta, but intensify in Saskatchewan and Manitoba into the ...

On a recent weekday, short but mighty flames began consuming an expanse of tallgrass in Illinois' Nachusa Grasslands, their advance marked with crackles and pops. Satisfied with the blaze, a group of ...

Here’s an unpopular opinion: local might not always mean better. I know what you’re thinking, but just hear me out... We are always hearing ‘local is better’ and that we need to ‘think globally and ...

The water cycle is a delicate balance. In natural settings, water from rainfall or snowmelt can soak into soil or runoff to streams. Some of the water is stored in natural underground ...

Climate change is perhaps one of the most prominent indicators of global environmental change as well as an important source of increased human vulnerability. An unprecedented concentration of ...

From beavers in wetlands to crayfish in streams, aquatic systems shape the prairies. Water weaves unseen pathways through the prairies, sustaining wetlands, creeks, and rare groundwater habitats ...