Over the course of 12 months, an area of Great Plains grasslands bigger than the state of Delaware was erased from the map. In 2021 alone, 1.6 million acres were plowed across the United States and ...

The Great Plains are finally beginning to enjoy cloudbursts of relief from two years of epic drought — the worst in the region’s history, and part of the most widespread drought to afflict the U.S.

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[imgbelt img=PlainsPopMaximumyear.jpg]With 18 percent of the land but only three percent of the population, what’s not to like about the Great Plains? A Census demographer reviews 57 years of ...

Wildflowers like goldenrod thrive in areas grazed by bison, which attracts droves of monarch butterflies to the Konza Prairie Biological Station. Bison grazing on native prairie for three decades ...

Starting after August 15, the Museum of the Great Plains' main building will be closed to the public to prepare the facility for a major renovation project.

The Great Plains Hub, a satellite branch of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, recently opened its doors in Rapid City, South Dakota. In a state where life expectancy is 25 years lower ...

I'll admit it: I haven't done much traveling in the areas west of the Mississippi and east of California. Translation: I haven't really seen much of my own country. I'll also sheepishly admit that ...