Need a break from the busy streets of Chicago? Venture south to a 20,000-acre prairie, offering miles of trails and a chance ...

Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you’re picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...

Native prairie plants (over 200) have been documented as being used by Plains Indians for food and medicine by various historical accounts. The populations of these plants still remain, but in far ...

Created in memory of Bill Perry, the new native plant garden at Rockford Public Library is a living classroom for sustainable ...

Every landscaper wants native plants now. But there aren’t enough native plants, and it’s causing project delays and budget ...

The native prairie area included plants like milkweed. (Source: Courtesy Toledo Zoo & Aquarium) Toledo city crews have always mowed it down around Halloween because monarch season is over then.

Layla Kaul, left, and Haven Waters help with the planting of indigenous plants at Winship Elementary School on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.

These plants and more will be taking root in the next few years outside of the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton middle and high schools as part of a project to restore a prairie habitat at the site.