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 ...

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, along with the Peabody Park Preservation Committee, will orchestrate a controlled burn of the Piedmont Prairie Restoration area at noon ...

DECORAH, IOWA—One hot sunny May morning, senior Josie Meyer and a few friends were out on Luther College’s Jewell Prairie with a truck full of seedlings and a water tank. It was the last stage of ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. – When Tim Cowdery – a now-retired hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey – published a report in 2019 highlighting more than a decade of research at Glacial Ridge National ...

Many visitors may have noticed some changes to the Nature Area earlier this spring. Some of you may have thought, “What have they done now?” as you hiked through the charred and blackened remains of ...

In the near future, the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge will be igniting controlled fires on brush and timber slash piles at the 80-acre Wabasha Prairie, near Wabasha. Since ...

DYSART — There is a look on Cathy Irvine’s face as she scans the reconstructed prairie that grows on land once owned by her family. It is a mixture of awe, pride and contentment. “It’s just a joy,” ...

The Wisconsin DNR and Good Oak Ecological Services will conduct a prescribed burn at Lakeshore State Park between March 31 and April 9. The park will be temporarily closed during the burn, which is ...

CEDAR FALLS — Remnant prairies are rare in Iowa, but it’s possible to find some in Black Hawk County. “There are several clues to remnants. One is that it shows no signs of farming. It may have been ...

Royce Daniels walked through the field of ankle-high grasses, weeds and flowers, rattling off names of plants for his boss, Harris County Precinct 1 County Commissioner Rodney Ellis. Wavy strands of ...

Nearly 10 acres of native prairie in Story County are ready for their time in the spotlight. The dedication of Landers Prairie is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, at Prairie Valley Preserve near ...