The long-billed curlew nests in short-grass prairie and incubates eggs on a ground nest ... Houston could see a surge of new gas-fired power plants. Is one near you? Experts warn that a wave of new ...

The roots of prairie plants such as switchgrass, big bluestem, and blazing star reach as much as twelve feet underground, where they tap deep stores of moisture to survive dry spells.

Like other plants, they have stomata—miniature valves that inhale carbon dioxide and exhale water vapor—but unlike most other plants, many species of grass can shut their stomata in the heat of day to ...

The cover of "Sea of Grass" and authors Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Chris Bentley/Here & Now) The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in ...

In fact, the bird characteristically isn’t even found near water or even wet soil. The mountain plover is a native of the short-grass prairie. The mountain plover is a dull-colored shorebird.

A lovely native species you might like to grow is prairie beard grass (Schizachyrium scoparium). It's a warm season grass that forms clumps and has a height and spread of up to 4 feet. Prairie beard ...

Species name: common name with scientific (Latin) name in parentheses; "L." following scientific name designates a species named by Linnaeus circa. 1760 A.D. The following is a guide to some of the ...

AUSTIN, Minn.-The City of Austin and Mower County Soil and Water Conservation District partnered together to add native plants and grass to areas of Todd Park and North Driesner Parks. Currently, the ...

He says there are still a lot of non-natives, like brome grass and red clover, in this corridor. But he expects the prairie plants will take over with more time and controlled burns.

Prairie grasses aren't just a beautiful way to add native North American plants to your landscape and provide native birds with seeds — If you choose the right varieties, they can also grow quite tall ...

Side-oats grama, primarily found in short and mixed grass prairies, is Texas’ state grass; whereas, Indiangrass, a dominant of many tallgrass prairies, is Oklahoma’s state grass.