From there, he turned his hands-in-the-soil experience and ecological expertise to what was then an unheard-of enterprise: raising prairie plants for sale to the public ... over whatever kind of soil ...

The extensive root systems help support soil health by ... points out hoary vervain, a native prairie plant, in Lakeshore State Park on Sept. 20, 2024. Prairie plants are also like a big ...

Fire is essential to maintaining healthy prairie habitats. Deep root systems of native plants help them withstand fire. During a fire or a prescribed burn, “native plants can shrink up ...