For the second year in a row, the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge was named one of the best national wildlife refuges in America.

In the middle of America, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers an intimate, grounding experience. The best time to visit Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is late May through early June, when ...

School may have been out this week, but the learning continued for children at the Flint Hills Discovery Center. During the ...

Dale Bowman Share Erick Ignaczak received the call he was terminated at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, the Chicago area’s biggest wild space, the day after Valentine’s Day while visiting ...

The Wetlands Initiative Share It’s so wasteful. The chaos emanating from Washington, D.C., splattered Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, the Chicago area’s biggest wild space, in the last two ...

If you are looking for a place with plenty to do in the middle of the rolling prairies of Kansas, head to this peaceful city full of shops, food, and scenery.

Areas managed by the U.S. Forest Service have also been affected; in Will County, a dozen staff members were fired at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. “The way that it’s happened ...

Grasslands Heritage Foundation (GHF) and Native Lands Restoration Collaborative (NLRC) are two nonprofits that offer hands-on learning experiences and are always in need of volunteers. Both ...

WILMINGTON, Ill. — The entire educational staff at Midewin National Prairie was recently terminated amid the federal government’s cost-saving effort. Siobhan Peacy was working for Midewin for ...