The cover of "Sea of Grass" and authors Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Chris Bentley/Here & Now) The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in ...

“Sea of Grass,” written by Hage and former Star Tribune environmental reporter Josephine Marcotty, hit bookstores just before ...

Ornamental grasses are a fantastic addition to any garden, but they truly shine in the fall. As the temperatures start to drop and the flowers begin to fade, these grasses come alive with movement ...

MANHATTAN – The Flint Hills make a visual statement that is unlike anyplace else: wide swaths of open prairie stretching over short, steep hills unbroken by trees and shrubs. In late summer and fall, ...

Tall grasses can progress from lush green to brown as summer turns to fall, and eventually serve as fuel for wildfires.

Easy-to-grow native flowers include Black-eye Susan, coneflowers, blanket flower, switch grass, wild rye, goldenrod, and columbine. Many of these self-sow and fill out your garden by themselves.

The gently rounded hills roll like ocean swells—nothing but amber grass and prairie flowers to the edge of the sky. To the west, a lone bison grazes in a creek draw.

The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even faster. 'Sea of Grass' documents destruction of prairie and the people trying to ...