A new book traces how the American prairie was nearly destroyed and why its return is so necessary for our future.

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I call the prairies the Rodney Dangerfield of ecosystems, get no respect. The grasslands were the last ecosystem in North America to get their own national park. We had Yellowstone and the Rockies ...

The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even faster. A new book documents the destruction of this natural wonder and introduces ...

and the discovery of underground aquifers of fresh water for irrigation and other uses proved the early pioneers quite wrong concerning settlement and farming values of North American prairies.

which is managed by Ducks Unlimited to preserve North American prairies. In addition to highlighting Cox’s focus on biodiversity, Taylor said the gift is a tribute to Kennedy’s 50 years of ...

(Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Chris Bentley/Here & Now) The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even faster. A new book ...