Tag: Prairie

Note: I recognize that for me to write on this topic as a white person with a settler mindset will result in mistakes. Please call me out/in. This year, our school decided to stop calling the main building at our farm campus “The Homestead.” We did this because of the association of t...

Prairie dogs are interesting but often overlooked animals that live in North America. These creatures stay in tight-knit colonies and even have complex communication systems. Check out this quiz to find out how much you really know about prairie dogs! Click Here

This fall, five farmers in northeast Mower County enrolled nearly 80 acres of cropland to convert to native prairie strips that, unlike other set-aside programs, they can turn around on and cross with farm machinery. With each getting up to $300 per acre annually from the federal government, they...

This morning, my husband and I visited Paynes Prairie, a wetlands park south of our city. With afternoon storms predicted, I wanted a chance to squeeze in a little birding before the rains arrived. Due to drought conditions and low waters, there were an unusual number of birds at the Prairie...