Tallgrass

It was found in Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, Illinois.

What's That Bug? 2010

It was found in Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, Illinois.

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Stephanie Simon/The Wall Street Journal As ranchers at Tallgrass, which is run by the nonprofit Nature Conservancy, weed out their herd this year, though, new research suggests the purification drive may be doing more harm than good.

Taking the Breed by the Tail 2011

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois is about 40 miles southwest of Chicago and sits on the former site of the Joliet Arsenal, a former munitions manufacturing site that left behind contaminants the U.S. Army has spent years cleaning up.

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Taking its name from the 33 groves of giant sequoia trees S equoiadendron giganteum that grow within its borders, California's The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois is being transformed into the country's first national tallgrass prairie.

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Dallas is known for her novels including "Prayers for Sale," "Tallgrass," and "Buster's Midnight Cafe" as well as her nonfiction like "Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps."

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At the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Pawhuska, Okla., tail-pulling day has been a fall tradition since 2004, giving ranchers and scientists the cells they need to determine if a young bison has some cattle genes.

Taking the Breed by the Tail 2011

Over several days in November, the bison are rounded up by ranch hands driving all-terrain vehicles across the 40,000 acre Tallgrass Prairie Preserve.

Wondering if That's a Genuine Bison? Try Pulling Its Tail Stephanie Simon 2011

Stephanie Simon/The Wall Street Journal Bob Hamilton, who manages the herd of 2,700 bison that roams the Tallgrass preserve, says he supports the new plan to leave well enough alone and stop culling the animals based on their tiny traces of cattle heritage.

Taking the Breed by the Tail 2011

Stephanie Simon/The Wall Street Journal At the 40,000 acre Tallgrass preserve over several days in November, the animals are herded into smaller and smaller pens, and the calves—at this point about six months old—are separated from their mothers for the first time.

Taking the Breed by the Tail 2011