Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a recent weekday, short but mighty flames began consuming an expanse of tallgrass in Nachusa Grasslands, their advance marked ...

It’s been 30 years since bison were reintroduced to the Tallgrass Prairie, a once thriving ecosystem that had been dead for more than 100 years. Now, the bison population has grown to nearly 2000 and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. American bison were once so numerous that in 1889 the ...

Less than 4% of this ecosystem is still intact in North America. Here’s how you can appreciate it fully. Courtesy of Ginny Varraveto Remember that time we went to the prairie grasslands and there was ...

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 – ...

Many visitors may have noticed some changes to the Nature Area earlier this spring. Some of you may have thought, “What have they done now?” as you hiked through the charred and blackened remains of ...

Less than four percent of America's 140 million acres of prairies remain. STRONG CITY, Kan., July 11, 2010— -- In the days when pioneers drove their wagons west, tallgrass prairies covered over ...

The paid tour of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve affords such a view, atop a grassy hill some 1,500 feet above sea level. Slowly turn and take in a vista that unfolds 30 miles in all ...

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