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New IDNR Video – Indiana’s Working Forests

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has released its latest video – Indiana’s Working Forests. This video explores the origins of Indiana’s state forest system that developed after pioneer settlers cleared the original forests and left behind a nearly...

Hellbender Decline Video

The Eastern hellbenders are the largest salamander in North America and have survived unchanged for nearly 2 million years. Hellbender populations are declining across their range, from Missouri to New York. This decline is likely caused by human influences such...

Scout Your Oak Trees to Identify the Best Mast Producers

Every hunter knows the importance of acorns for game and non-game species alike. When acorns are plentiful it can alter the movements and patterns of game species and when acorns are absent wildlife must rely on alternative food sources to...

Website: The Science of GMOs

Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, is a topic that continues to be in the news and yet  many of us know relatively little about this topic. We want to know what we’re eating, and we want to know how this...

New Video! Planting Your Tree Part 1: Choosing Your Tree

Choosing and planting a tree should be a well-informed and planned decision. Proper selection and planting can provide years of enjoyment for you and future generations as well as increased property value, improved environmental quality, and economic benefits. On the...

New Publication: Tree Selection for the “Un-natural” Environment

It's a tough neighborhood for trees in the built environment. It is an ecosystem unlike any other, because it is dynamic, fragmented, high-pressure, and constantly under siege. There are continual extremes and challenges in this "un-natural" area as opposed to the...

New Video: Improving Water Quality by Protecting Sinkholes on Your Property

The eastern hellbender is an endangered salamander found in the Blue River in southern Indiana. It requires cool, clean rivers and streams with high water quality in order to thrive. Water quality in the Blue River is affected by many...

New Publication: Costs and Returns of Producing Wild-Simulated Ginseng in Established Tree Plantations

Forest farming in North America is becoming a popular practice that provides short-term income for owners of new forest plantations while their trees reach maturity. This income diversification is particularly relevant for many of the Indiana hardwood plantations planted in...

Uninteresting, Strange, or Ugly: Protecting non-charismatic species

Human changes to the environment, like urbanization and climate change, have caused and will cause many wildlife extinctions. Efforts to conserve species occur all over the world, but not all species are seen as equal. In the animal conservation world,...

Can online gaming help improve your knowledge of forest trees?

An article published on June 8th, 2016 by the University of Cambridge noted that a new record-holder for the tallest tree in the tropics is the same species as a tree used in the extremely popular game Minecraft. The trees in...

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