In this installment of Curious Iowa, a Gazette series that answers readers’ questions about our state and its culture, we look at parts of Iowa’s history to understand why its landscape looks how it ...

Farmers in the heartland are restoring swaths of the prairie with government help. The aim is to reduce nutrient runoff from ...

Between two corn fields in central Iowa, Lee Tesdell walks through a corridor of native prairie grasses and wildflowers. Crickets trill as dickcissels, small brown birds with yellow chests ...

Johnson County community members got hands-on with wildlife Sunday in the first-ever “Wings and Wild Things Festival.” Taking ...

Each year, states across the Midwest spend millions of dollars to reduce and control invasive Asian carp – which includes ...

Beloved by some, scorned by others, this yellow-flowered weed can be difficult to eradicate. Read on to learn how to rid your ...

Laura Ingalls Wilder made generations of readers fall in love with the homestead fantasy in “Little House on the Prairie.” At ...

Cheatgrass and other invasive plants can disrupt Utah’s natural landscapes ... It can start growing earlier in the season than native grasses, so it gets a head start while the weather is still cold.

As the climate changes, genetic engineering will be essential for growing food. But is it creating a race of superweeds?

The Best of the South Side, an annual issue published by the South Side Weekly, features neighborhood bests — sites, ...

Explore the Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota, a prime birding site with diverse bird species and stunning ...

They’re spoiling grassland particularly fast in parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri ... junipers and other woody plants spreading today have existed in the center of the continent for ...