Less than 4% of this ecosystem is still intact in North America. Here’s how you can appreciate it fully. Courtesy of Ginny Varraveto Remember that time we went to the prairie grasslands and there was ...

Less than four percent of America's 140 million acres of prairies remain. STRONG CITY, Kan., July 11, 2010— -- In the days when pioneers drove their wagons west, tallgrass prairies covered over ...

If you want to know what a great expanse of this country looked like before the cacophony of modern life took over, consider a trip to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas. The Nature ...

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, ...

Kansas' Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is mentioned first on a list the Midwest Living website put out this month identifying the 20 best places for stargazing in the Midwest. "Destinations ...

A major road work project in central Kansas is slated to last for months, making it harder for people to reach a scenic ...

CHASE COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - It is a true slice of the Midwest. From the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve to the small towns along the way, a visit to the Flint Hills of Kansas is a unique ...

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 ...

Trees and shrubs are invading prairies, hurting the wildlife and making it harder to ranch. Yet it's hard to know the full extent of the problem, so Kansas State University found a way to map it out ...

Wildflowers bloom on a grassland near Manhattan, Kansas, the Konza Prairie Biological Station. Some trees can be seen in the distance. Keeping trees and shrubs at bay is part of prairie conservation.