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Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE) Highlights: How the HEE Came to Be, Video

Forest management in the eastern United States is faced with many modern challenges. Professional foresters have an innovative set of management options for the maintenance of healthy forest ecosystems. This 100-year study of forest management and its impact on plants...

Fall Color Pigments, video

Several things come into play when it comes to determining the colors that we find on leaves of our trees. In this video, we will talk about the several pigments that are found in trees and what changes from summer...

Scientists bring the Great Lakes to students learning from home

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG): “I was 19 years old. I never even knew any of this stuff existed. I didn’t know I could be a scientist. I thought that was something way beyond what I could be,” said Susan Daniel, a...

Facebook Live – Ask An Expert: Camera Trapping

Join Patrick McGovern, project director for the Integrated Deer Management Project, as he shares tips and tricks for camera trapping, how to utilize camera trapping for both hunting and wildlife habitat management, and more. If you have any questions regarding...

ID That Tree: Tulip Tree

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee teaches you about the state tree of Indiana, the tulip tree. It is also known as the tulip poplar or yellow poplar, although it is more closely related to...

Facebook Live – Ask an Expert: Tree Inspection

Join Purdue Extension urban forester Lindsey Purcell, exotic forest pest educator Elizabeth Barnes and entomology extension specialist Cliff Sadof as they share about how to inspect trees, what to look for, who to contact, etc., as well what invasive pests...

Wildlife Habitat Hint: Oak Shelterwood

Wildlife extension specialist Jarred Brooke explains why the shelterwood technique is one of his favorite ways to create food and cover in woodlands for wildlife. The benefits of creating this type of food source and cover increases a variety of...

Tree Wounds and “Healing”

Purdue Landscape Report: Trees are incredible survivors in spite of the challenges from pests of all kinds, including us! They are vulnerable to injuries such as mechanical wounds from lawn equipment, vehicles and ice. Pruning results in an intentional wound...

ID That Tree: Black Walnut

Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee shares identifying characteristics of the black walnut tree, also known as the American black walnut or eastern black walnut, including pairs of leaflets running down each stem, long running ridges on the bark, and round nuts...

ID That Tree: Pecan

Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee shares about the pecan, one of Indiana's native hickories. Learn how to identify this species by more than just its nut production. If you have any questions regarding trees, forests, wildlife, wood products or other...

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