The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress outpaces preservation. One of the few protected places within the Cerrado ...

That’s when the School Board is set to vote on a road construction plan that would call for removal of all of the 7.6-acre Mesic Oak forest, which is situated on the south side Prior Lake High ...

The issue has drummed up controversy over the years because of the forest’s designation as a high-quality Mesic Oak Forest. The area consists of a mix of about 1,000 oak, maple, elm and ash trees.