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A Landowner's Guide to Commercial Wind Energy Contracts
This publication provides landowners with information to consider when evaluating and negotiating contracts with wind energy developers. Topics covered include lease vs. easement, parts of a wind energy contract, propert...
Assessing Your Land's Potential for Wildlife
Many landowners would like to make their land area more attractive for wildlife, but do not know where to start. This paper outlines the basic decision-making process landowners must go through prior to initiating manage...
Before you sign: 7 tips for entering carbon markets
Should your farm entity participate in a carbon market? In this publication, a Purdue University educator advises that farm managers should get answers to seven questions before signing up. ...
Bovine Tuberculosis in Wild White-tailed Deer
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a bacterial disease of mammals resulting from the infection of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). It is a zoonotic disease that can infect humans, domestic stock, and wild animals. Outbreaks ...
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Energy-intensive development practices contribute to increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which are leading to shifting climate patterns. This publication builds on two previous publications -
Climate Change: Are you preparing for it?
This publication provides an overview of how changing climate conditions will affect Indiana and the Midwest and offers sensible strategies for coping with these changes. Understanding past and future environmental chang...
Climate Change: Communication strategies to support local planning
Despite strong evidence that climate change is happening, many people do not realize the urgency with which we need to act, nor do they fully understand the types of impacts facing their communities. This publication pro...
Community Planning for Agriculture and Natural Resources: A Guide for Local Government
Purdue Extension and the Indiana Land Resources Council collaboratively developed the Community Planning for Agriculture and Natural Resources: A Guide for Local Government to support plan commission members as well as l...
Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces
Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces supports the development of great public spaces reflective of community values. The Indiana-based curriculum is designed for use by decision makers and local leaders with ov...
Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces: Creating Healthy Communities
In Indiana, community leaders make decisions about public spaces such as parks, trails, farmers markets, schools, and Main Streets every day that affect the health and wellness of the community. Using Purdue Extension's ...
Environmental Planning in Community Plans
To guide decisions about development, quality of life and public safety, communities create comprehensive plans, parks and recreation plans, multi-hazard mitigation plans, and sub-area plans. Such plans include opportuni...
Fish is a healthy choice and this quick guide shares what to look for to ensure fresh fish along with health benefits which includes lowering heart disease and boosting brain health. ...
Illinois Soil Contest Site Card
This free, downloadable card is designed for use by students participating in Illinois soil judging contests. Pairs with
Illinois Soil Evaluation Agriculture Field Book
This field book is an updated (2021), condensed version of Illinois Soils: Evaluation for Agriculture and Home Sites. Students can use this book to prepare for soil judging contests. Includes