prairie

A group of volunteers hope to bring native wildlife back into abundance by reestablishing grasslands that were wiped out after the European settlement of Missouri. Now in its third year, they've created a seed bank that provides free seeds to landowners who want to establish a prairie.

Only about 30,000 of the birds are left, down from millions. And they've been at the heart of political and conservation debates for years.

Under the Paseo bridge at 77th Street in Kansas City, native flowers and insects are springing up thanks to one local artist bringing beauty to a neglected corner of the metro.

Wednesday's high winds kindled fires and left crews across the state struggling to manage blazes that scorched the plains and burned down homes.

With aggressive growing patterns and sinister tactics, Old World bluestem is crowding out native grass species and remaking Kansas prairies.

At one time, Missouri had approximately 15 million acres of prairie, which have have some of the richest soils on Earth and are important habitat for wildlife.

After a project to encapsulate all 50 states into songs went unfulfilled for years, a handful of musicians from Kansas and Missouri took it upon themselves to finally make it happen.

Over the decades, the Lesser Prairie Chicken has become a purity test for Kansas politicians and a proxy in the battle between industry and private landowners versus environmentalists.

More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is changing how wild grasses grow in Kansas, and lowering their nutritional value to insects. That could upset the balance of life on the prairie.

Birders and farmers have for years reported seeing fewer and fewer birds, but what's to blame for the decrease?

In a few years, Kansas Citians will be able to wander 500 acres of tallgrass prairie close to home. A Johnson County park is in the midst of the area’s largest prairie restoration project.

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