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New Publication: Trees and Electric Lines

Electrical utility lines serve nearly every neighborhood, adding efficiency and luxury to every day of our lives. Likewise, trees enhance our neighborhoods and bring beauty to our surroundings. Trees improve our air and water quality. They shade our homes, screen...

Which Christmas tree is better for the environment – real or artificial?

The debate over rather the use of a real tree or an artificial tree is better for the environment continues, especially as the Holiday season nears. Real tree growers point out that their product is renewable, each species has its...

Tulip Poplar: Is Indiana’s State Tree a Protector for the Rare American Ginseng Plant?

Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is one of the largest trees in Indiana and the eastern portion of the country. Tulip poplar reaching heights in excess of 50-60 m (160-200 ft) with a diameter at breast height (dbh) of 3 m...

Ginkgo Stinkgo! Are Boys Better Than Girls?

​Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) trees also known as Maidenhair trees are slow-growing, relatively pest-free, wind-pollinated trees that can be found in all fifty of the contiguous United States. The only tree species within division Ginkgophyta to escape extinction, Ginkgo biloba is...

Help the Hellbender Day at Columbian Park Zoo a Great Success

On August 29th, the Colombian Park Zoo in Lafayette hosted 'Help the Hellbender Day', an outreach event filled with fun and educational activities to promote awareness of this fascinating at-risk salamander. Partners in the community including Purdue University, Illinois -...

New Video and Publication for WHEP

​The Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) is an environmental education program for youth ages 8-19 that teaches all about wildlife habitat and damage management through hands-on activities. This program is the largest of its kind in the nation, and has been awarded...

Determining Your Buck’s Age

The age of a harvested deer is important for both hunters and landowners to know. The relationship between the age of a deer and its antler development can be an indicator of the deer's health, and whether foraging conditions or harvest...

Stink Bug Invaders Are Back

Every ​​fall, a little pest called the brown marmorated stink bug returns to annoy and destroy. This invasive species from the far east has no local predators to control its numbers and does a great deal of damage to fruits,...

WBAA Highlights Indiana Tree Climbing Competition

​This year's Indiana Tree Climbing Competition has come to a close, with Purdue's Casey Johnson finishing first place in the preliminary events and Jon Montgomery winning the Masters Challenge and going on to the international competition in San Antonio next...

Be Sure to Check Out the Extension Pub “Drought? Don’t Forget the Trees!”

Water is the most limiting ecological resource for a tree, and without adequate moisture, decline and death are imminent. Drought can have a major impact on tree health and survival. It reduces carbohydrate production, significantly lowering energy reserves and production of...

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