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Indiana Soil and Water: How to Understand and Interpret Soil Health Tests
This publication describes four common laboratory soil health tests that we evaluated. The publication also discusses the challenges of using these tests in Indiana croplands.
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Plan Commission Public Hearings: A Citizen's Guide
This publication provides lists of indicators and similar detailed checklists for each business function identified in ID-236. It provides indicators and checklists for productions, procurement and selling, financial man...
Tipping Points: What are they? Why are they important?
In the eight states in the Great Lakes region, those who make land use plans and natural resource management decisions must keep ecological integrity in mind. In this publication, Purdue University researchers discuss so...
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...
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...
Woodlots are dynamic, vital ecosystems in the urban and suburban landscapes of the Midwest. People own these small wooded lots in urbanized areas for a variety of reasons: timber production, firewood production, recreati...
Informing the Development of the Great Lakes Region Decision Support System
Land use planners in the Great Lakes region make recommendations that can affect the quality and quantity of ground and surface water resources. Challenges include a lack of up-to-date data, and insufficient political an...
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...
Through the decision support system, Tipping Point Planner (tippingpointplanner.org), communities in Great Lakes states can plan for a sustainable future by directly linking data to the local decision-making process. Wit...
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 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 -
One Water Approach to Water Resources Management
Climate change is spotlighting the importance of managing water resources. Building on previous work (ID-524-W, ID-520-W, ID-519-W), in this publication the authors discuss how the One Water approach can benefit urban co...
Preparing Indiana's Urban Forest for Climate Change
Choosing species of trees that will thrive in urban settings has always required careful consideration, but climate change is making that task even more important. In this paper, Purdue and other researchers provide tool...
Indiana Farmland Provides Rest and Forage for Arctic Travelers
Shorebirds, those little brown birds normally associated with ocean shorelines, make an appearance twice a year along seasonally flooded agricultural fields in Indiana. The birds are making their way in the spring to bre...
Individual Residence Wastewater Wetland Construction in Indiana
This publication describes general procedures for developing a constructed wetland for a single family residence. This guide is designed to be used with the diagrams included. It is intended for use by homeowners, regula...
The Law Behind Planning and Zoning
To understand how planning and zoning may affect your land, it is important to be familiar with the legal terminology. This publication explains some of the basics of Indiana planning and zoning law, including its origin...
Indiana Soil and Water: Four Strategies to Improve Your Field's Soil Health
This publication provides four basic strategies to help improve the health of your soil: (1) Practice no-tillage or strip-tillage, (2) Add more crops to your rotation, (3) include cover crops, and (4) manage nutrient...
Land Use: Welcome to the Plan Commission or Board of Zoning Appeals
This publication provides an overview of the local plan commission and BZA to help you understand the role of these committees and to prepare for your first few meetings.
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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 ...
Renovating native warm-season grass stands for wildlife: A Land Manager's Guide
Many wildlife species use or require fields and other areas of early successional vegetation to meet their habitat requirements. Native warm-season grass and forb mixtures (NWSG) are promoted through various state and...
Land Use: A Planning and Zoning Glossary
Knowing and using a common vocabulary of planning and zoning terms will help you understand planning and zoning issues and communicate in a better way. This glossary of commonly used planning and zoning terms should m...
Land Use: The Comprehensive Plan
This publication describes the "why, what, and how" of a comprehensive plan and focuses on the process and the contents.
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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. ...
Indiana Land Surveys: Their Development and Uses
Land surveys precisely define the locations and boundaries of tracts of land. This publication reviews the history and development of two survey systems, how they work, and the particular value of each.
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Illinois Soil Evaluation Agriculture Scorecard
This free, downloadable scorecard is designed for use by students participating in Illinois soil judging contests. Pairs with
Illinois Soil Contest Site Card
This free, downloadable card is designed for use by students participating in Illinois soil judging contests. Pairs with