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ID That Tree: Trembling Aspen

Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to the quaking or trembling aspen. This tree is found in northern Indiana and typically identifiable by whitish to grayish bark with dark spots where the branches come out. If you have any questions...

ID That Tree: Northern White Cedar, Video

On this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to the northern white cedar, a native conifer that is used for ornamental, windbreak and reforestation purposes. This evergreen has distinct scale like foliage which is...

Wildlife Habitat Hint: Trail Camera Tips and Tricks

In this video, Purdue wildlife extension specialist Jarred Brooke shares tips and tricks for setting up a trail camera for monitoring your property for wildlife and preparing for hunting season. If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management,...

A Moment in the Wild: Black Racer

In this "A Moment in the Wild" episode, Nick Burgmeier, Purdue Extension wildlife specialist, talks about the black racer, one of three large black snakes found in Indiana, including the myth that this species chases people who encounter it. If...

Ask an Expert: Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE) Birds and Salamander Research

Join researchers Alison Ochs and Danielle Williams as they share about their research on salamanders and birds respectively on the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE). If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning or...

Fall webworms: Should you manage them

Purdue Landscape Report: Have you noticed large, messy webs on trees? You may have seen a colony of fall webworms. These caterpillars hatch in mid-July but tend to become more noticeable as the summer progresses. They often eat branches bare...

Ask an Expert: Rainscaping

Join Kara Salazar, Assistant Program Leader and Extension Specialist for Sustainable Communities, and Sarah Hanson, Ag & Natural Resources Educator for Purdue Extension in Johnson County, as they introduce you to the world of rainscaping and rain gardens. If you...

Ask an Expert: Wildlife Food Plots

Join Purdue Extension wildlife specialist Jarred Brooke as he talks about all things regarding planting wildlife food plots. This includes a step by step guide from planning to planting, explanation of types of food plots, types of seed, seed mixes...

ID That Tree: Large Tooth Aspen

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to the large tooth or big tooth aspen. This tree needs full sunlight and often thrives in areas where the soil has been disturbed. The leaf...

ID That Tree: Hackberry

Meet the Hackberry. Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to this native tree with single toothed leaves, an uphill/downhill shaped base of the leaves and a gray, ashy bark with warty/bumpy areas with smooth spots in between. If you...

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