Tag Archives: prairie grass

Big bluestem in a dry year

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

This week the climate data center NOAA released its “State of the Climate: Drought” report showing moisture conditions state by state for the past twelve months. Colorado, as expected after our super-early, dry spring, is in a long-term drought, as is … Continue reading →

Posted in nature | Tagged big bluestem grass, climate change, drought, Dust Bowl, global warming, grasses, native grasses, native plants, plant roots, prairie grass, prairie plants, tallgrass prairie | 2 Comments

The genius of the grass

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Note from Priscilla: I am delighted to welcome guest blogger Julene Bair, whose essays on connecting with the prairie lands of her birth caught my attention for bringing heart and soul to the problems of the disappearing family farm and … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, politics, spirituality | Tagged family farm, Joshua Farley, Prairie Festival, prairie grass, Sandra Steingraber, Scott Russell Sanders, shortgrass prairie, The Land Institute, Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson | 7 Comments

Tag Archives: prairie grass

Big bluestem in a dry year

The genius of the grass

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