The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program. The sign-up runs through Aug. 8.

The Richardson's ground squirrel weighs less than a pound, is about a foot long and is native to the northern Plains.

Discover why Kansas prairie grasslands are vital, endangered, and how you can help protect this hidden natural treasure.

Glacial Ridge would become another example of the human capacity to transform landscapes, only this time it would be from ...

The Comanche National Grassland rewards visitors with the chance to follow dinosaur tracks and feel the spine-tingling thrill ...

American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America — until 1889, when they were almost driven to ...

“Sea of Grass,” written by Hage and former Star Tribune environmental reporter Josephine Marcotty, hit bookstores just before summer. Marcotty said the idea that grasslands are North America’s ...

The topic of how to manage grasslands — or more specifically, native prairie — came up in conversation recently. One of the participants suggested that all grazing animals should be removed, and just ...