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Farmed Fish – A More Sustainable Protein

Information from Grist.org: If you're like many other Americans, at some point this week unless you are a vegetarian, you will probably be eating some sort of red meat like beef or pork. In fact, you might be having it for...

Keep an Eye on Urban Trees Dying From Weather Stress

Indiana has experienced extreme weather over the last couple of years. Extreme heat, draught, cold, winds, you name it, we've dealt with it. Most recently, through June and July, Indiana has experienced record-breaking rainfall and flooding. These weather conditions can make it...

Excess Rain and Pond Integrity

Hopefully no one is reading this after a catastrophic loss of their pond. This very wet summer has tested some ponds' ability to hold and safely release excess water. I would like to quickly review the overflow structures ponds should have and also...

Planting Purple

In July's column of Purdue Yard & Garden News, Purdue Extension Consumer Horticulturist B. Rosie Lerner discusses several types of purple plants that could spice up your landscape, from small shrubs like Weigela and Ninebark to larger trees like Purple-leaf European...

Publication to Help Our Urban Trees Thrive: Tree Pruning Essentials

Trees continue to survive in spite of the many challenges they face in the urban environment. However, to grow from seedling to a mature tree in the urban forest, they need our help. They are the largest, oldest living organisms...

Indiana DNR Looking For Volunteers to Monitor Spreading of Aquatic Species

As boats enter and exit public bodies of water, they risk transferring aquatic plants, mussels or invertebrates that attach themselves to the bottom of the boat. While this might seem pretty harmless at first, this spreading of aquatic species runs...

Bio-Control of an Invasive Tree

Invasive plant species threaten many habitats including forests across Indiana. The introduced Asian tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is one of these aggressive and troublesome invaders. Tree-of-heaven grows very quickly on a wide variety of sites from seed and sprouts and can...

Purdue’s BioWall Project Aims For Cleaner Indoor Air

We all know that trees help to improve our air quality. Absorbing toxins, reducing CO2 levels and providing shade are well-known benefits of trees, and many initiatives are in place to increase urban forested areas. However, there is an interesting fact...

South American Bird Spotted in Indiana

Bird biologist Amy Kearns of Indiana Department of Natural Resources found a fork-tailed flycatcher Tuesday in Daviess County while conducting a survey for another bird. The sighting was extremely unusual because this bird is typically found in Venezuela this time of...

Wildlife and Flooding

With all of the recent rain we have had throughout the state, I have received several inquiries about effects on wildlife and what we can expect. While some flooding is natural in low areas and wildlife are adapted to respond,...

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