Neil Diboll shows us a group of prairie plants that love clay. Wisconsin is "blessed" with lots of clay soil. It's high in fertility and retains moisture well, but not all plants thrive in it. We ...

MILWAUKEE - You might have heard of falling Monarch Butterfly numbers or the rapidly declining number of bees, but there is something you can do to stop it. Wisconsin and other Midwest states use to ...

Wisconsin's prairies are filled with beautiful plants that bloom from early spring through the fall. Here are some common plants to look for on your next stroll through a prairie. One of the first ...

“It all starts with the soil,” Neil Diboll tells me. I met Diboll in 1990 at a prairie restorationists’ conference in Iowa. A year or two later, I visited Prairie Nursery, a nursery he opened in ...

Establishing prairies may be a popular conservation practice, but there is some prep work that needs to be done before you welcome those pollinators. “It’s really a 12-month process. You can’t just do ...