In Wood River under the smoky skies, the sunshine was reduced as it passed through the yellow-brownish haze. A view from Alton shows the prairie smoke blowing across the Mississippi River behind the ...

Are you looking for a different plant? Try a Prairie Smoke. It’s a pink flower that changes into wonderful poofs during its growing season. Other common names for it include Old Man’s Whiskers, Purple ...

Attracting butterflies to a garden is one of the simplest joys of cultivating a healthy, thriving outdoor space. These pollinators don't just bring movement and color—they serve an essential ...

Prairie Smoke have banded together to restore prairie land, including Ed and Cindi Pfannkoch, who own about 100 acres along the North Branch Root River northwest of Chatfield. Ed Pfannkoch stands in ...

There are plants called Rattlesnake, Red October, and Meadow Rue. And there’s Prairie Smoke, whose feathery seed heads appear like wisps of silver-pink smoke. Purple Prairie Clover, whose spiky ...

Lingering smoke from recent prairie fires was creating elevated air quality concerns Thursday in an area that included Topeka, said Sarah Teefey, meteorologist for the National Weather Service office ...