Manicured lawns are out; wild, pollinator-friendly meadows are in. Here’s how to turn your Northern Michigan yard into a pocket prairie filled with native plants. This article first appeared in ...

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 ...

Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. Collecting purple prairie clover (Dalea ...

To establish prairie, you first need to get rid of whatever is already growing on the land. This can be difficult for people dedicated to the environment because the most common and successful way is ...

If you are looking for a tall flowering plant to frame the back of your flower garden, prairie dock may just be the thing. Prairie dock is a hardy perennial plant native to Michigan and other nearby ...

PULLMAN – Weeds had overrun the 60-foot hill behind Jacob Leachman’s house. Unsure what to do, Leachman reached out to a local nonprofit that plants “pocket prairies” in backyards and empty fields.