In a region known for its hill and forests, vast tracts of prairie dot the Ozarks landscape. Flat acres of grassland, nearly devoid of trees, are found in Northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma and ...

Tallgrass prairies used to dominate the Illinois landscape before European settlement and corn and soy agriculture. While there are very few prairies left in the state, what remains requires a special ...

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 ...

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 ...

The bluestem and other native prairie grasses are seen during sunset at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City, Kan. A massive three-story stone barn at the Tallgrass Prairie ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This dramatic black and white image of a bison was photographed by Mike Fuhr, state director of The Nature Conservancy – Oklahoma ...

PAWHUSKA, Okla. — Spring is here and new faces are popping up at The Nature Conservancy's Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Pawhuska. The first baby bison of the year was seen walking ...

MANHATTAN – The Flint Hills make a visual statement that is unlike anyplace else: wide swaths of open prairie stretching over short, steep hills unbroken by trees and shrubs. In late summer and fall, ...

Tallgrass Prairie Preserve Seeking Volunteers To Help Shape Visitor Experience The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is searching for new volunteers to help greet visitors and answer their questions. The ...

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 ...