About 7 miles south of Council Grove, you’ll find the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, which might be the crown jewel of the entire byway experience. This nearly 11,000-acre preserve is the only ...

The Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, stretching along Kansas Highway 177 from Council Grove to Cassoday, isn’t just another pretty road – it’s a time machine disguised as asphalt.

I resided in Southeast Colorado for several years. This is “drive through” country, endured by tourists en route to the real ...

According to NatureServe, an organization that keeps tabs on North American flora and fauna, more than 7,000 of those species ...

The ground-dwelling bird's preferred grassland habitat overlaps with agricultural and energy-rich regions, putting the species' future in the hands of private landowners. In the second installment of ...

Ranchers can set virtual boundaries that keep cattle in specific areas through collars around their necks. “Virtual fence does not replace the human being in the ranching operation,” said William ...

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Conservation groups want a Texas court to overturn the recent gutting of federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a near-flightless bird living in the grasslands of Eastern New Mexico and ...

New research shows prairie dogs play an outsized role in nutrient cycling, adding to their list of beneficial services as ecosystem engineers. Ann Batdorf, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

New Mexico Environment Department approves LANL plan to vent radioactive gas - by Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico New Mexico environment officials on Monday gave permission for Los Alamos National ...