An Earth Day volunteer event at Orland Grasslands in Orland Park will showcase the area’s native landscape, human impact.

April is National Native Plant Month, an observance at the core of South Dakota's identity. People wanting to protect the ...

Jan. 14, 2025 — A new study of hemp microbes may lead to more sustainable farming methods, using nature to boost the growth of the plant which has become increasingly popular for its versatile ...

The fungi can’t survive without carbon, and the plants produce plenty of carbon through photosynthesis. The plants need water ...

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when ...

The nation’s grassland birds, spread across 320 million acres in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other ...

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added. The authors show that precipitation and ...

The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies here every spring from South America—a journey ...

Ontario is moving to gut protections for endangered plants and animals as part of a mining bill, environmental groups say, ...

This photo taken on April 12, 2025 shows a grassland in Baicheng County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] China has been steadily promoting ...