Do you smell something burning? Don’t worry; it’s not uncommon to get a whiff of smoke this time of year. This is when owners and managers of prairies hope to accomplish most controlled burning ...

The federal government's decision to list the lesser prairie chicken as endangered or threatened could inspire interest in a system of conservation banking that pays landowners a market rate for ...

COAL VALLEY, Ill. (KWQC) -Niabi Zoo continues its Conservation Speaker Series on Saturday, April 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Discovery Center featuring Dr. Travis Livieri, set to present ...

Can private ecosystem markets protect the lesser prairie-chicken’s habitat when federal regulation has either failed or may be overturned? That’s the question that the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Landowner ...

PARK TWP. — Future plans for a prairie/pollinator habitat and wildflower garden at Park Township’s Community Park are on hold after the township board voted to table the topic Thursday, Dec. 14.

The American Prairie nonprofit seeks to create a 5,000-square-mile prairie reserve in Montana where buffalo may roam and ...

PARK TWP. — Park Township will move forward with plans to bring a prairie/pollinator habitat and wildflower garden to the township’s Community Park. In December, some trustees were concerned the ...

Trina Young, a long-time Grays Harbor resident, spent much of her childhood outdoors on her family’s strawberry farm in Elma. Read Story ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the creation of the Willamette Valley Conservation Area last month. The area is part of an effort to protect oak and prairie habitat and the species that ...

Joey Anthony balances his role as a managing engineer with his passion for ecology, demonstrating the importance of environmental awareness in utility work. He completed the University of Illinois ...

An orange and black species of butterfly native to the Kansas prairies is declining in population, and federal wildlife officials want to protect it. The western regal fritillary butterfly, which ...