SILOAM SPRINGS -- Forests are far away on this short summertime hike. Not one bluff or hilltop is in sight. Waving strands of native grass, wildflowers in colorful bloom and singing birds bring ...

A wild mimosa known as catclaw sensitive briar at the Akin Prairie Wildflower Walk on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Kelly Kindscher, professor in the Environmental Studies program at the University of ...

Many of us associate wildflowers and prairies with broad fields splashed with color that appear in the spring. Those are indeed wonderful shows that nature puts on each year to announce the return of ...

Are you a flora fanatic with visions of spring wildflowers dancing in your head? Unfortunately, you're probably too late to see them in their full glory, if at all. "We're at an in-between moment in ...

Now that spring is officially here, ways to spend more time outdoors are top of mind, including getting your hands dirty tending to the garden. For some inspiration and a sneak preview of wildflower ...

Wildlife as big as bison and as small as quail share thousands of prairie acres with wildflowers and tall native grass at Prairie State Park in southwestern Missouri. The 4,000-acre state park ...

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, ...

Wander an Illinois prairie where bison graze restored grasslands, historic bunkers linger, and quiet trails reveal one of the ...

Sunflowers at Chimney Rock National Historic Site in western Nebraska. Nebraska’s prairies and parks are known for their vibrant wildflowers like prairie clover, goldenrods, and asters—but sunflowers ...

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 – ...