FORT EDWARD >> Bob Henke recalls writing a local newspaper column about the rare hawk owl he spotted one day. During the next week, people from 38 states came armed with cameras and binoculars to ...

Researchers report the oldest archaeological evidence of early human activities in a grassland environment, dating to two million years ago. The article highlights new research and its implications ...

The last remnants of an environment that once stretched to South Australia are in peril due to a failure to create a ...

Newly recognized patches of undeveloped grassland are accidental time travelers from a distant past, and they offer answers for our 21st century problems.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Situated in a climatically stressful environment, alpine grassland is sensitive to subtle climate changes in its productivity. We remedy the ...

It's been estimated that somewhere between 20-40% of the Earth's land area is grassland, and 10% of the human population resides on those grasslands. However, we humans have a disproportionate effect ...

A new study conducted by scientists at Stanford University and Columbia University was published yesterday in the journal Nature Geoscience. The study concluded that U.S. grasslands are more than ...

URBANA, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency established the Conservation Reserve Program 30 years ago to improve water quality, reduce soil erosion, and increase habitat ...

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County released plans Monday for a trail and bike path in Orland Grasslands, but some environmentalists say the project could jeopardize the recovery of a fragile ...