I specialize in plant identification, specifically grass identification, native plants and pollinators, invasive species, and prairie ecosystems. My love of plants and prairies came after a college ...

The body of a man was found at a walking preserve in Pierce County. Now the search is on for the man’s killer.

But prairie dogs are in trouble. Much of their habitat has been lost to agriculture, and the southern part of their range is becoming too dry. Sterling Krank and her colleagues recently analyzed where ...

They’re among the region’s most despised species, but some tribes, researchers and landowners are racing to save them ...

A native grass like prairie dropseed (Sporobulus heterolepis) is an excellent candidate: It's long-living, drought-tolerant, and isn't flattened by snow. Prairie dropseed is native to central ...

It aims to keep the grassland free of trees and shrubs, maintaining the coastal prairie, one of California’s most overlooked ecosystems. Rolling hills of grass and wildflowers once blanketed ...

Prairie dogs are a big reason the man loves living there. Once he learned the neighborhood HOA might exterminate the animals, he started a petition to save them.

A science class for middle school students at Panorama Middle School commonly involves a trek out to the prairie behind the school, a sketch of native seeds under the microscope or a homework ...

A native grass like prairie dropseed (Sporobulus heterolepis) is an excellent candidate: It's long-living, drought-tolerant, and isn't flattened by snow. Prairie dropseed is native to central North ...

Steenblock said he persuaded his parents to plant multiple acres of the prairie grasses he learned about in the class, as part of the Conservation Reserve Program on their farm. “I don’t think ...

Rolling, sandy terrain, rippled fairways that were spared from a bulldozer, ever-present winds, wavy prairie grasses and gigantic blow-out bunkers create the sensation of being seaside in the ...