The result is wild temperature extremes ... which protect their stores of water and carbohydrates until the flames pass. In ...

The result is wild temperature extremes ... In much the same way, prairie grasses adapted to survive the grazing animals that have populated the region for centuries. Most plants have nodes ...

A sweeping look at the vanishing American prairie and two crime novels set in Minnesota are this week’s offerings to our readers. “Sea of Grass”: by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty (Random House, $32 ...

Washington Post readers share photos and stories about giving up their lawnmowers and letting their lawns grow.