Nebraska never named the plains bison as its official state mammal, yet this large grazer remains central to the state’s frontier story. Long before sod houses, barbed wire, and steel plows reshaped ...

Google has bulldozed five acres of native prairie in Omaha, against City of Omaha guidelines, according to biologists. The plot of prairie land on the junction of State Street and Nebraska Highway 133 ...

Volunteers have rescued about 230 prairie dogs under threat after a Nebraska university sold its research lab land to farmers who planned to dispose of the animal colony. Doane University sold its 320 ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska’s longest-serving lawmaker is once again trying to repeal a law that could allow county officials to kill black-tailed prairie dogs on private property if a neighbor ...

There are many nice museums around the state of Nebraska, but you could certainly put the Nebraska Prairie Museum near the top of the list. During a tour of the museum, we talked with director Micah ...

Preventing total extinction necessitated a successful recovery from a remnant population of only 1,000 bison. The Homestead Act of 1862 turned 160-acre parcels into logistical obstacles for natural ...