Wildflowers bloom on a grassland near Manhattan, Kansas, the Konza Prairie Biological Station. Some trees can be seen in the distance. Keeping trees and shrubs at bay is part of prairie conservation.

A rare tract of land and one of the last original pieces of Michigan prairie that formed after the glaciers receded is under threat for development. But a conservancy has a chance to purchase the land ...

If you ever have walked across a Nebraska prairie and noticed small dirt mounds dotting the landscape, heads popping from burrows and sharp barking, you likely have wandered into a prairie dog town.