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 ...

GLYNDON, Minn. — A plot of land near the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton middle and high schools will be transformed in the coming years from a field of green grass to a vibrant prairie filled with the pink ...

“These native plants were established over a three-year period beginning in 2012. We now have seven foot tall switchgrass and, this year, we harvested 94 round bales of seed-bearing native vegetation ...

Trekking down the trails at Wildlife Prairie Park, visitors just might be greeted by a bison, wolf, owl or cougar tucked in the trees or roaming free. Located just 10 miles west of downtown Peoria, ...

Quick Take Preventing total extinction necessitated a successful recovery from a remnant population of only 1,000 bison. The Homestead Act of 1862 turned 160-acre parcels into logistical obstacles for ...

A Story County farmer is working to restore Iowa’s native ecosystems with the help of a bison herd. Jathan Chicoine is a Story County farmer who is working to restore Iowa’s native ecosystems with the ...

Jason Kwapil operates a combine during soybean harvesting on the Voss farm near Palo on Oct. 2. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — In an email to zoo members, the Toledo Zoo said Friday it was the city's decision to mow down the institution's native prairie installation on the Anthony Wayne Trail median, despite ...

HANNA CITY, Ill (WMBD) — Wildlife Prairie Park has a diverse selection of animals that are native to the surrounding area. On Thursday, Wildlife Prairie Park celebrated the birthday of a Bison named ...

For Murray Gillespie, a lifetime spent on the land has always been about stories, and now, those stories are being shared in ...