Patrons of Green Valley State Park have witnessed an alarming sight this year — dozens of trees removed or even burned. Though the image is drastic, park operators are working to restore the natural ...

A study of the minute anatomy of subterranean organs of prairie plants shows: (1) There is a tendency to the production of prominent mechanical tissue in plants of dry habitats and reduction of ...

If you're seeing and smelling smoke in Cedar Rapids it's because of controlled burns being conducted by city staff.The Cedar ...

The USDA backed Pure Prairie in 2022 with a nearly $6.9 million grant and a $38.7 million guaranteed loan to purchase and refurbish a processing plant in Charles City, Iowa. The company was the ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Bringing native prairie back to ... any place people put in prairie plants, it's great." Kathy Wine, the executive director of River Action, said the project will create ...

Flames swept across the prairie at Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center Monday afternoon—not from a wildfire, but from a carefully planned burn aimed at bringing Iowa’s grasslands back ...

Iowa Department of Natural Resources has released its weekly Woodland Wildflowers Report. A solid week of seasonal spring weather has convinced wildflowers to bloom in Henry County, says the DNR. Snow ...

In Iowa they call it “black gold” – a fertile blanket covering the landlocked Midwestern state. Thousands of years of prairie grass growth, death and decomposition have left a thick layer of ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A new River Action program is trying to bring prairies back to the Quad Cities area. Officials from River Action announced the prairie restoration initiative, Getting Back ...