Healthy prairie community with grey-headed coneflower and bee balm. (Photo by Liz Koziol) The North American prairie once covered 170 million acres, making it the largest ecosystem on the continent, ...

As settlers moved west in the United States they came across a wide span of land that had no trees or mountains to stop the strong winds. The vegetation was mainly grasses with flowering perennials ...

Native plants are those plants growing naturally in an area before human settlement. Although many native plants are prairie plants, most can be successfully grown in a regular home garden. Native ...

Illinois prairie bursts into spring with wildflowers, bees, and rare landscapes. Discover what makes this seasonal ...

For a prairie plant, a fiery love life isn't just fun -- it's essential. In a new study, researchers found that prescribed, expert-controlled fires are critically important to successful reproduction ...

Lee Tesdell stands in a prairie strip on his farm near Slater, Iowa. He grows alfalfa and Kernza, a perennial grain, raises sheep and cash rents to a neighbor who grows corn and soybeans. Over the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — With spring underway in Central Illinois, one garden store in Champaign is bringing people out to ...

Wisconsin's prairies are filled with beautiful plants that bloom from early spring through the fall. Here are some common plants to look for on your next stroll through a prairie. One of the first ...

If you want to welcome more birds to your yard this spring, it’s important to think beyond bird feeders. Growing native ...

We bought our first home in 2002, looking for some room to spread out on a rather tight budget. When we found a suitable place it was in a rather remote corner of Chicagoland, a neighborhood on the ...

In July and August, gardens, wild spaces and prairies have been replete with compass plants. I’ve seen dozens at the corner of Midlothian and Magnolia Road in Mundelein, and hundreds in a prairie at ...

This rosinweed plant is part of a 60-acre prairie restoration at Big Bull Creek Park in Johnson County. It was planted three years ago. In a few years, Kansas Citians will be able to wander 500 acres ...