“Sea of Grass,” written by Hage and former Star Tribune environmental reporter Josephine Marcotty, hit bookstores just before ...

Across Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, The Nature Conservancy protects 1 million acres of land, including the Bluestem Prairie Preserve.

The cover of "Sea of Grass" and authors Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Chris Bentley/Here & Now) The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in ...