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New Program Pays Landowners for Carbon in Their Trees

A program launched across the U.S. on June 1st by the company NCX (formerly called SilviaTerra) is enrolling woodland owners at no cost. The company pays landowners for the carbon captured through postponing harvest for one year. Landowners can go...

Purdue Landscape Report: Branch Component Identification for Better Pruning Cuts

Purdue Landscape Report: Pruning is an important maintenance practice on trees that is discussed a great deal. An essential part of making the pruning cut properly is the ability to identify the parts of a branch. Identification of the branch...

Purdue Landscape Report: Foliar Fungal Disease Management

Purdue Landscape Report: While fungi are responsible for many of our foliar disease problems, different fungal pathogens present as problems throughout the country, depending upon the host plant grown and the environmental conditions. This is a brief overview of several...

Question: Why is my tree losing leaves now?!

Question: My hackberry trees are dropping leaves for no apparent reason. The leaves look fine, no bugs or mold spots or discoloration of any kind. Do you have any idea what might be causing the leaf drop? Answer: The loss...

Question: What Tree Should We Choose?

Question: We live near the Amazon Fulfillment Center in the Jeffersonville/Charlestown area. We have significant wind most days. We planted a dogwood tree in our front yard 2 years ago. It struggled through last spring and this year half is...

ID That Tree Spring Bloom Edition, Six New Videos

Video series adds "spring bloom" to aid in the identification of different trees. With vivid pictures sharing what to look for regarding the leaves, bark and bloom, Purdue Extension Forester Lenny Farlee identifies these six trees and what to look...

New Curriculum Available: How Humans Impact Gene Flow and Genetic Diversity

This unit, part of the Nature of Teaching series, explores the effects of barriers and human assistance on wildlife gene flow. Students will learn about the effects of human-induced factors on wildlife movement and gene flow, and the effectiveness of...

Publication: Tilapia Farmed Fish Fact Sheet

Did you know that the majority of tilapia grown in the Midwest region of the United States are sold live in ethnic markets? And the majority of tilapia eaten in the United States are imported from Asia and Latin America?...

Ask an Expert: Enjoying Indiana Herps

Join Purdue FNR's own professor of wildlife science, Dr. Rod Williams, along with Mike Lodato, member of the Indiana Technical Advisory Committee for Herpetology, and Nate Engbrecht, herpetologist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, to learn tips on the...

Largemouth Bass Workshops Now Available By Video

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG), serving communities in the Great Lakes region, has largemouth bass workshops now available as videos on the IISG YouTube Channel. Presenters from Illinois and Kentucky share their expertise with largemouth bass production, marketing trends and best...

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