These plants, including prairie grasses, are important food sources for birds and caterpillars, according to Marlene Pantin, partnership manager for the National Audubon Societys Plants for Birds ...

One thing led to another, and pretty soon Whipps had partnered with the SWCD on three projects – two to repair and restore ravines and one to plant prairie grass and wildflowers, as well as inst ...

prairie sandreed, and Kentucky bluegrass. The latter grass, however, is ingested in considerable amounts when it occurs in the habitat. In tall, lush grasses, the largeheaded grasshopper rests ...

By Bruce Spangenberg Ornamental grasses have surged in popularity among gardeners, as has using native plants in gardens and ...

Some restoration projects in the mixed-grass prairie zone are now showing promise after years of labour and great expense, but they’re very small, and none replicate the full matrix of plant and ...

About 70 volunteers kicked off an effort last weekend to restore and preserve Gensburg-Markham Prairie in Markham.

FEEDING: Omnivores by nature, black-tailed prairie dogs prefer to eat short grasses, low-growing weeds, and flowering plants. They will occasionally eat insects but obtain the majority of their ...