This will be the first in a series of articles on our native prairie grasses that can be used to enhance your yard. But first we need to know a bit more about prairies. Prairies are our heritage and ...

The park now doubles as a living classroom, where volunteers document sightings on iNaturalist and learn how restoring native ...

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 ...

I love the look of ornamental grasses, but prefer to plant natives in my yard. Do you have any suggestions for native grasses that will take the place of the usual nonnative types and still look good?

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 ...

While migrating birds will likely move on during the fall, you'll still want local, overwintering birds to visit. One way is ...

Maggie Miller, of Grindstone Cattle Company in Daniel, Wyoming, recently donated a copy of "Native Grasses of the Apache Highlands" by Matilda Essig to the UW Libraries’ Emmett D. Chisum Special ...

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 ...