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Dead Man’s Fingers-Purdue Landscape Report

Purdue Landscape Report: Dead man’s fingers is an apt moniker for a gruesome-looking fungus (Xylaria polymorpha and related species) that produces club-shaped fungal fruiting bodies that appear as fingers growing around the base of dying or dead woody plants and even...

Publication- Hybrid Striped Bass Farmed Fish Fact Sheet

Hybrid plants and animals can occur in wild environments and are produced by artificially crossing species for the purpose of selective breeding. An example of a popular commercial application is hybrid striped bass, a striped (Morone saxatilis) and white bass...

New and Improved Got Nature? Social Media Buttons

The Purdue Extension - Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR) team would like to take this time to thank our followers for their requests and comments. We received requests to improve our Purdue Extension – FNR's Got Nature? Blog social media...

Publication- Freshwater Prawn Farmed Fish Fact Sheet

Freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), also known as the giant river prawn and giant tiger prawn, is a close relative to marine shrimp. They are one of over 950 species in the Palaemonidae family. Freshwater prawn males can reach a total...

MyDNR: It’s time to start looking for big trees

MyDNR, Indiana's Outdoor Newsletter: We need the public’s help to update The Big Tree Registry, a list of the largest known specimen of each native tree species in Indiana. “Indiana’s currently tallest recorded tree is a 152-foot-tall bitternut hickory, and our widest...

Amy Shambach Early Career Award

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) Newsroom: At the recent Great Lakes Sea Grant Network meeting in Evanston, Illinois, Amy Shambach, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant aquaculture marketing outreach associate, was presented with the 2023 Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Early Career Award. Shambach...

Aquaponics Teacher Training Workshop

This one-day workshop will focus on aquaponics in the classroom. Topics that will be covered include fish culture basics, plant culture, water quality, systems, and more.  Workshop Participants will: Participate in hands-on activities. Learn about IISG’s NEW aquaponics curriculum. Tour the...

Purdue Extension Showcase- Hardwood University Ensures Sustainable Management

Purdue Extension Showcase, Purdue Extension Annual Report highlights Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources Hardwood University program: Indiana ranks fourth in the U.S. in hardwood industry production. According to Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources, the hardwood industry contributes $17 billion in...

Drought Spreading Throughout Much of the Midwest-Purdue Landscape Report

Purdue Landscape Report: Many areas around the Midwest continue to creep towards an increasing drought situation.  Currently almost 80% of the Midwest is listed as being abnormally dry to exceptional drought.  Current soil moisture data indicates that most of the...

Fish for Your Health website offers quick safety and nutrition info – IISG

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Newsroom: Navigating the dos and don’ts of seafood consumption during pregnancy and breastfeeding can be quite challenging and even confusing at times. With a dozen or more seafood choices to navigate, making the right decision for you...

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