A restoration project in Merced County is removing an old levee to reconnect the San Joaquin River with its historic ...

Roughly 40 percent of Earth’s land surface is covered by grasslands. Grasslands store about one-third of Earth’s terrestrial carbon and act as important carbon sinks. More than one million people take ...

A bipartisan quartet of U.S. representatives today introduced the North American Grasslands Conservation Act which, if passed by Congress, would create an incentive-based fund to sustain and restore ...

At grassland sites worldwide, including the Midwest and Great Plains, scientists simulated extreme drought conditions. The study provides a far-reaching and systematic look at the effects of drought ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In recent ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Until last fall, when PBS screened “The American Buffalo,” a documentary by Ken Burns, I ...

Increased drought and wildfire risk make grasslands more reliable carbon sinks than trees Grasslands should be given opportunities in state's cap-and-trade market as long-term investment Forests have ...

An international study published in Science reveals that mixing grasses, legumes and herbs in agricultural grasslands can boost productivity, cut nitrogen use and help farmers adapt to climate change.

These hikes from Maura Fox’s Hike of the Week column can be found in Julian, Poway, Santee and other East County communities.

Allegations of grassland loss due to water harvesting pits in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary spark debate over conservation ...

In Mongolia, livestock products, including live animals, milk, meat, wool and hides, account for one-third of that country's gross domestic product. In Africa much of the livestock is used to provide ...

Grasslands are managed worldwide to support livestock production, while remaining natural or semi-natural ones provide critical services that contribute to the wellbeing of both people and the planet.