Lee Tesdell stands in a prairie strip on his farm near Slater, Iowa. He grows alfalfa and Kernza, a perennial grain, raises sheep and cash rents to a neighbor who grows corn and soybeans.

Still, prairie strips alone cannot solve all the environmental and economic challenges facing Midwestern farmers. Professor Schulte Moore and her team are looking into ways the strips might ...

the Midwestern prairie. "If we need more corn and it's a level playing field, that's the way it is," he said. "But if there are incentives to make this happen - that's a disaster in the making." ...

Wildlife Prairie Park offers immersive experiences ... coyotes that are native to the Midwestern prairies.

they provide crucial care for the principal Midwestern habitat: the prairies. As cities, agriculture and manufacturing spread into the core of America, prairie land fell below 1% of its historical ...

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Celebrate the majesty of midwestern nature at Wildlife Prairie Park in Illinois ...

Trekking down the trails at Wildlife Prairie Park, visitors just might ... park in Hanna City preserves the beauty of the midwestern wilderness right here in central Illinois.