* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations up to 4 inches and ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of south central ...

But Teel plans to spend much time and money in retirement to keep more than 600 acres of virgin tallgrass prairie just as it is. Fellow members of the Missouri Prairie Foundation will help her along.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DIAMOND, Mo. (AP) _ Southwest Missouri ...

EAGLEVILLE, Mo., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The prairie chicken population in Missouri appears to be increasing after enduring a couple of minimal breeding seasons, experts said. Officials at the Nature ...

During the early morning hours on Missouri's grasslands, the sounds of nature can be heard. The boom and cackle of the great prairie chicken stand out from the rest. The prairie chicken population ...

Carol Davit, executive director of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, told KCUR-FM that prairies are rich in nutrients, serving as a natural habitat for pollinators that fertilize crops. Further ...

The land is located in western Missouri, near El Dorado Springs. Of the approximately 3,000 acres that make up the state's largest natural tall grass prairie, 1,800 have never been developed by ...

Rancher John Lueken (left) and The Nature Conservancy’s Kent Wamsley (right) work together to graze cattle on Dunn Ranch Prairie, helping both the prairie and Lueken’s pasture. Dunn Ranch ...

Wildlife as big as bison and as small as quail share thousands of prairie acres with wildflowers and tall native grass at Prairie State Park in southwestern Missouri. The 4,000-acre state park ...