More than 90% of Alabama's native grassland habitat has been lost, according to Dwayne Estes, who founded the institute.

These changes represent a major shift in the ecosystem, one that, on a wide scale, could reverberate through the food web.

A new national monitoring program provides, for the first time, area-representative knowledge of semi-natural grasslands in Norway. The results show that this habitat covers a larger area than ...

Grasslands are vast, open landscapes where grasses, sedges, and wildflowers dominate the terrain rather than trees. They ...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) and partners in conservation are showcasing The Secret Life of Grasslands in a new public awareness campaign ...

The sun is the basis for photosynthesis, but not all plants thrive in strong sunlight. Strong sunlight constrains plant ...

OACOMA, S.D. — When it comes to maintaining grasslands in South Dakota, cost is a major decision maker. Across the state, grasslands have been converted into farmland to bring in maximum profit. “It ...

Grasslands span from the Great Plains to the foothills of Colorado, and fires are a natural part of the ecosystem. But as more people have moved into these areas, the threat of a wildfire's ...

Glade grasslands are fire-adapted ecosystems that contain diverse plant communities. This glade in Missouri has been managed with prescribed fire and mechanical thinning of woody vegetation. Photo: ...

Roughly 40 percent of Earth’s land surface is covered by grasslands. Grasslands store about one-third of Earth’s terrestrial carbon and act as important carbon sinks. More than one million people take ...

MITCHELL — South Dakota State University Extension is inviting everyone interested in grasslands to attend the 2026 South Dakota Grasslands Summit on March 3-4 in Mitchell. Building on the ...

Building on the momentum of its successful inaugural event, the South Dakota Grasslands Initiative (SDGI) will host the 2026 South Dakota Grasslands Summit on March 3-4 at the ...