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Help the Hellbender Brochures, Lesson Plans, Videos & Games

The Hellbender is a giant, aquatic salamander that has experienced severe population declines throughout its range. It is a sensitive species and there are a number of factors contributing to its declines. To help address the varied threats facing the...

The Fight Against Aquatic Invasive Species and Plants

Once aquatic invasive species (AIS) are established in a new environment, typically, they are difficult or impossible to remove. Even if they are removed, their impacts are often irreversible. It is much more environmentally and economically sound to prevent the...

Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes: The Quagga Mussel

Quagga mussels, which arrived in Lake Michigan in the 1990s via ballast water discharged from ships, have colonized vast expanses of the Lake Michigan bottom, reaching densities as high as roughly 35,000 quagga mussels per square meter. The invasive species...

Invasive Pest Species: Tools for Staging and Managing Emerald Ash Borer in the Urban Forest

This comprehensive written abstract titled Tools for Staging and Managing Emerald Ash Borer in the Urban Forest shares research gathered in an eight-year period with a variety of management strategies. Advances in control can help municipal foresters save ash trees...

Early Detection Can Slow the Spread of Invasive Pest Species

The Forest Pest Outreach and Survey Project at Purdue reminds us that early detection is the best way to slow the spread of invasive species. You can report invasive species by calling the Invasive Species hotline at 1-866-NO-EXOTIC (1-866-663-9684) or...

Invasive Plant Species in our Urban Areas

Many of the invasive plant issues we experience in the urban ecosystem is due to improper plant selection when landscaping our homes and businesses. Often times, nurseries and garden centers stock trees and shrubs that create major issues in nearby...

If Your Native Grasses Look Like This, It’s Time for Management

When biologists and land managers talk about managing native warm-season grasses (NWSG) they are really talking about managing early-successional plant communities. Early-successional vegetation (i.e., stands of annual or perennial grasses and forbs [broadleaf plants]) provide benefits for a variety of...

Want to be the first to know about endangered wildlife?

By signing up for the Indiana nongame email list, you’ll get updates on endangered species status, new projects and updates on existing projects including barn owls, bats, turtles, mussels, and countless other species. You can unsubscribe at any time, no...

Publication: Tree Pruning: What Do Trees Think?

The Tree Pruning: What Do Trees Think publication explains the physiological and physical changes that happen within trees as a response to pruning. Guiding young and medium-aged trees to develop good branch architecture is key to sustainable tree plantings. Good architecture...

New Publication: Hellbenders Rock!

This new lesson plan from The Nature of Teaching titled Hellbenders Rock! is full of engaging activities to teach K-5 students about the endangered eastern hellbender, while meeting Indiana academic standards. Hellbenders Rock is available as a free download in...

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