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

My history instructor at College of DuPage had previously taught in California, but moved back to Illinois. As a 19-year-old ...

The Nachusa Grasslands, a 4,000-acre plot in Franklin Grove, Illinois, is home to a herd of 100 wild American Bison, which are helping to restore the native flora and fauna of the Midwest.

Two hours west of Chicago is the Nachusa Grasslands, replanted by the Nature Conservancy. Noel Brennan reports on the ...

“Sea of Grass,” written by Hage and former Star Tribune environmental reporter Josephine Marcotty, hit bookstores just before ...

There may be only one venomous snake in Montana, but others are big, fast, and intimidating. Here's what you need to know.

The little creature also is a ferocious tunneler, and it’s exasperating the people of Minot, North Dakota, where it’s ...

Oklahoma is home to not only large but also dangerous snakes, all of which are found in a variety of habitats around the ...

Biologists originally classified the lesser and greater prairie chickens of the Great Plains as two different species.

New Jersey, known for its diverse ecosystems ranging from coastal marshes to dense forests, was once home to a variety of wildlife that no longer roams its ...