Just before dawn, I let myself in through one of the cattle gates in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, an hour's drive north of Wichita, Kan. These fences, maintained by the National Park ...

It's easy to envision the world that pioneers encountered while looking at a herd of bison grazing at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in east-central Kansas. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

In late summer and fall, prairie grasses in Kansas’ Flint Hills can grow as high as eight feet tall. But right now, the grass is still short and wildflowers are the stars of the prairie. MANHATTAN – ...

Illinois, nicknamed the Prairie State by early settlers, was once dominated by a tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Prairies are characterized by deep, fertile soils that are the result of thousands of ...

I was born and raised in Nebraska, but my curiosity about the native prairies was not piqued until years later. In September 2018, over twenty-five years since the last time I lived in the state, I ...

Wildflowers bloom on a grassland near Manhattan, the Konza Prairie Biological Station. Some trees can be seen in the distance. Keeping trees and shrubs at bay is part of prairie conservation. Kansas ...

An 11-year-old boy staying with his grandmother for the summer in Tucson, Ariz., logs in to learn about animals that live on the largest prairie operated by the U.S. Forest Service in Illinois. Across ...