In late summer and fall, prairie grasses in Kansas’ Flint Hills can grow as high as eight feet tall. But right now, the grass is still short and wildflowers are the stars of the prairie. MANHATTAN – ...

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 ...

Kansas’ prairie grasslands are America’s forgotten treasure. They support a web of wildlife, from bison and prairie-chickens to tiny sparrows, making them ecological treasures few realize they have.

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, ...