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Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue Extension specialist Lenny Farlee honored as 2024 SAF Fellow
and receives Family Forests Education Award with other Purdue specialists.

Why do our trees go from green leaves to different colors? Several things
come into play when it comes to determining the colors that we find on leaves.

Purdue urban forestry specialists reminds us
to enjoy our trees while checking them.

The 2024 Indiana Woodland Steward Newsletter is out! Read more about topics such as
eastern whip-poor-will, deer impact, enriching log landings, new technology and more.

banner image, one half is someone holding a bird and the other hald is someone looking through binoculars.

Discover forest management practices for bird conservation firsthand
through this new virtual tour and check out the new pocket guide!

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Recent Blog Posts

ID That Tree: Learn to Identify Hoptree/Wafer Ash
Posted: October 30, 2024 in Forestry, Forests and Street Trees, How To, Urban Forestry, Wildlife
Publication – Handbook on Processing Fish for Small-Scale Fish Farmers
Posted: October 17, 2024 in Aquaculture/Fish, Aquatic/Aquaculture Resources, How To, Publication, Wildlife
When Roundup Isn’t Roundup – Purdue Landscape Report
Posted: in Forestry, Gardening, Plants, Urban Forestry
American Citizen Planner – Indiana Program Celebrating 4 Years of Impact
Posted: October 16, 2024 in Community Development, Land Use
IN DNR Deer Updates – Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Detected in Several Areas in Indiana
Posted: in Alert, Disease, Forestry, How To, Wildlife, Woodlands
Black Spot of Elm – Purdue Landscape Report
Posted: October 15, 2024 in Urban Forestry, Wildlife, Woodlands

Upcoming Events

November 6: Lake Michigan Fisheries Workshop

November 7: ACP Webinar 4- Guest Speaker

November 13: Grade-Sawing Hardwood Logs – Hardwood University

November 14: Clinton County 4-H Project Fair

November 14: Lake Michigan Fisheries Seminar (Virtual)

November 15: TURF & LAWN CARE

November 20: Annual Agriculture Natural Resources (ANR) Retreat

November 20: Digital Forestry: Recent Advances – Hardwood University

November 23: Purdue Crash Course in Hydroponics

November 30: ACP Course Closes

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Who is FNR-Purdue Extension?

Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources is a part of a larger group, the Cooperative Extension Service (CES), one of the nation’s largest and best-researched providers of science-based information and education. The Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources is a great resource and reaches out not only to the state of Indiana but worldwide. We provide resources for aquaculture, fish management, urban and forestry management, natural resource planning, wildlife, and sustainable biomaterials. We encourage you to browse, download free publications, view workshops on the Purdue Extension-FNR Calendar, ask an expert, view Purdue Extension Annual Report and visit other sites that have been added as helpful links.