Prairie dropseed, or Sporobolus heterolepis, is a beautiful and showy grass native to the prairies of Ohio. Its fountain of delicate leaves can add a certain lyrical quality to a garden as they sway ...

Across the Great Plains, including Texas, there are a gradient of physical conditions going from west to east as you cross the shortgrass prairie through the mixed grass prairie to the tall grass ...

Time and activity budgets (locomotion, courtship, feeding, and quiescence) were constructed for three grasshopper species (Amphitornus coloradus, Melanoplus confusus, and Mermiria bivittata) from a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Vegetation, small rodents, and birds were sampled during the growing seasons of 2 years on prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies and ...

MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL (12/04/2006)—Highly diverse mixtures of native prairie plant species have emerged as a leader in the quest to identify the best source of biomass for producing sustainable, ...

Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota is the ideal place if you want to step into an alien landscape. With its desert scenery and the largest undisturbed mixed-grass prairie in the ...

Badlands National Park offers stunning geologic deposits and mixed-grass prairie landscapes spread over 244,000 acres. Visit the park in June for lush landscapes and spring wildlife, or choose ...

The North American prairie is home to bison, elk, wolves and bald eagles – and it's disappearing at a rapid rate. In their new book Sea of Grass, writers Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty chronicle the ...