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How Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ expands the book and TV series for today

This article contains spoilers for the Netflix series ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and references to racist historical depictions of Indigenous people and African Americans.

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Since 1901, Canada distributed 618 million trees across its prairies to shield farms from wind and erosion, then ended the century-old programme in 2013

Canada's Prairie Shelterbelt Program operated for over a century, planting millions of trees. These shelterbelts protected farmland from wind and conserved vital topsoil. The program encouraged farmers to plant trees which improved agricultural environments. These living barriers also supported biodiversity and stored significant amounts of carbon. Existing shelterbelts continue to…

The Times of India

Little House on the Prairie season 2: everything we know so far about the Netflix reboot's return

Season 1 has only just dropped on Netflix, but Little House on the Prairie season 2 was renewed before it was released. Here's everything we know about production so far.

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Cereals Canada Launches the 2026 Growing Season Progress Report

WINNIPEG, MB, June 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- With Canada's 2026 spring wheat crop underway, Cereals Canada has resumed regular updates to its interactive Growing Season Progress Report. The report will continue to be updated bi-weekly until harvest is complete across all three Prairie provinces."The Growing Season Progress Report provides timely…

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Water flow in prairie watersheds is increasingly unpredictable — but AI could help

In recent years, the Prairies have seen bigger swings in climate conditions — very wet years followed by very dry ones. That makes an already unpredictable landscape even harder to forecast, with real consequences for flood preparedness and water quality.

The Conversation

Canada’s Quiet Boom in Green Jobs

Canada’s economic transition is producing something more tangible than climate rhetoric. Across the Prairies, Ontario, and the country’s fast-growing digital infrastructure sector, renewable energy, battery manufacturing, grid modernization, and AI-linked construction are creating jobs tied to real projects, real facilities, and real local demand.

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Draining wetlands produces substantial emissions in the Canadian Prairies

The value of wetlands on the landscape cannot be overstated — they store and filter water, provide wildlife habitat, cool the atmosphere and sequester carbon. Yet, in the farmland area of Canada’s Prairies, wetlands are being drained to increase crop production and expand urban development.

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Governments, universities and non-profits must work together to safeguard Canada’s lakes and rivers

Recent reports of proposed federal government spending cuts to water monitoring and research strike a particularly ominous note for Canada’s Prairies.

The Conversation

The guerilla campaign to save a Texas prairie from "silent extinction"

Students and naturalists have been sneaking onto private land to extricate threatened native plants: “This is a war between us and the developers, and nobody’s calling uncle.”

The Texas Tribune

Remaking the map: Indiana looks to add 33 counties from Illinois that voted to leave the state

Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third of counties in the Prairie state voted to break away

The Independent UK

Prairie Style Homes — A Detailed Guide to this Iconic Architectural Style

This style transformed America’s approach to architecture. Here, experts share how its impact still lingers in today's design

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Frank Lloyd Wright's First Ever Prairie-Style Home Features the Coziest Looking "Inglenook"

The Winslow House is currently on the market, and designers are hoping its architectural fireplace will make a comeback in our homes

Livingetc

Trends come and go, but this is how to give the prairie style look timeless appeal

Prairie style is trending, but if you get the styling right this isn't just a flash-in-the-pan look

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Frank Lloyd Wright architecture: from Prairie House to Guggenheim New York

Frank Lloyd Wright, hailed among the 20th century's greatest architects, has left a rich legacy that inspires to this day; here, we invite you to dive into his world

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Street gangs in South Africa and Canada are worlds apart - but they have a great deal in common

At first glance, it would appear that there’s little in common between the vast plains of the Canadian Prairies and the mountainous swells of South Africa’s southernmost coastline. But take a closer look into cities like Calgary, Winnipeg, and Saskatoon, on one hand, and Cape Town, on the other, and…

Chicago Sun-Times

South Sider recalls life before the 100K tulips: ‘There was always music in the house’

Vivian Johnson lived in a six-flat at 52nd and Prairie in the Washington Park neighborhood until age 6. The building was destroyed and is today the site of a work by South Side artist Amanda Williams, but Johnson, 88, can still recall what it was like before.

The Conversation

The theatre we want in 2040? We used 'strategic foresight' to plan on the Prairies

Does it seem far-fetched to imagine a future where the government subsidizes theatres and theatre artists at a living wage, and land-based art hubs rely heavily on new technologies while nurturing partnerships to grow and tend gardens?

Tribune News Service

Small Minnesota town may become focus of abortion fight

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's newest abortion battleground might be a town of 500 people on the western prairie.

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Canadian Initiatives Award Millions For Cannabis Firms To Transform The Country's Prairies

Canadian federal agencies have made available millions of dollars for cannabis business expansion and research, reported MJBizDaily. The funds were allocated to businesses that contribute to transforming regional economies.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wandering Wolf Road Prairie and savoring the plants, birds, history and company

Wandering Wolf Road Prairie with E.J. Neafsey and Joel Greenberg is a sure way to savor the plants, birds and history of a one-of-a-kind remnant prairie in Chicago’s suburbs.

The Conversation

How theatre on the Prairies can imagine an equitable and inclusive future

The reckoning around anti-Black racism, colonialism and inequality in our precarious post-pandemic world is immense, drastic and unprecedented in recent times across different fields, including the theatre sector in Canada.

The Independent UK

Republican senate whip mocked for saying AR-15s are needed to shoot prairie dogs

‘If you need a weapon of war to shoot a two pound rodent, you are an idiot’

The Guardian - US

End of an era as Canada’s oldest ‘prairie castle’ to be dismantled

Grain elevator built in 1897 that towered over Elva in Manitoba symbolic of western Canada’s history and heritage

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