2:53 p.m. Feb. 5, 2024: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Jim Baird’s name. Tearing out your lawn can be a tough decision, especially if you have children or dogs who love to ...

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- You may have heard about home buyouts when the county buys properties that repeatedly flood. But what happens afterwards? After the district buys a property, it's completely ...

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — If you've noticed the turf at Riverside Park looking a bit brown lately, it's not because of a drought. It is the first step in a new eco-friendly initiative by the city of ...

Pollinators such as birds and moths do best when they have flowers and grasses that evolved to grow here. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star In the United States, manicured lawns have become almost ...

Across the Texas High Plains, native grasses play a critical role in conserving water, discouraging invasion by unwanted ...

The idea of restoring native ecosystems attracted Marc Pastorek’s interest in the 1990s, when he learned of the work of Drs. Charles Allen and Malcolm Vidrine. The two professors at Louisiana State ...