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Best Practices Guide for Charter Fishing and COVID-19

This guide provides best practices for charter operators, captains, crew and customers to minimize the risk of COVID-19 for charter fishing in southern Lake Michigan. The guide covers measures that operators and customer...

Breeding Birds and Forest Management: the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment and the Central Hardwoods Region

The focus of forest science is increasingly shifting to the management of forests as complex systems rather than as simple agricultural landscapes—with a much greater appreciation for the interactive ecosystem proc...

Burning Bush Video

Specialists from Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources describe the invasive species Burning Bush and what we can do to stop the spread of this species in our forest.

Specialists include: Lenny Farle...

Conservation and Management of Butternut Trees

This 10-page PDF publication describes how butternuts, native hardwood trees related to black walnuts, are threatened by butternut canker disease and have been listed as a species of special concern by the federal govern...

Corrective Pruning for Deciduous Trees

How do I remedy poor branching? Is my tree at risk of splitting, and how can pruning prevent that? Corrective pruning has many implications for tree structure, health, and longevity. Developing a strong, central branc...

Criteria for Evaluating Forestry Activities in Relation to Water Quality Management

This publication discusses interrelated forestry activities, potential pollutants, and practices to prevent and reduce pollution. ...

Enrichment Planting of Oaks

Many factors contribute to the success or failure of an enrichment planting operation. This publication outlines the seedling survival rates using the basic methods described in the publication....

Financial and Tax Aspects of Tree Planting

This publication helps hardwood producers understand the tax and financial advantages (and disadvantages) related to their planting operations....

Forest Ecosystem Management in Indiana

Forest Ecosystem Management in the Central Hardwood Region

This publication is specific to the Central Hardwood Region and discusses ecosystem management and how it places a stronger emphasis on larger spatial scales than past management approaches. The primary objectives of ...

Forest Improvement Handbook

Healthy forests provide many benefits for private landowners and for society at large. This publication describes how a forest owner can manage and improve his timber resources for harvest. Through forest improvement lan...

Forest Pest Control Perspective

This publication discusses pest control in forests and management of forest pests. Pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides are discussed. ...

Forestry and Water Quality: Pollution Control Practices

This publication discusses control of water pollution resulting from forestry activities, which involves a combination of prevention and reduction measures. These measures are built into the interrelated activities of ...

Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment - Sustaining Our Oak-Hickory Forests

Our oak-hickory forests provide us with many environmental, social and economic benefits. Without proper stewardship, these benefits can be reduced through the loss of these forests. This video discusses the role mana...

Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment - Wildlife Responses to Timber Harvesting

Our oak-hickory forests provide us with many environmental, social and economic benefits. Without proper stewardship, these benefits can be reduced through the loss of these forests. This video discusses how wildlife ...

How to Build a Plastic Mesh Deer Exclusion Fence

Browsing by deer on planted and naturally regenerated hardwood seedlings is one of the greatest obstacles to seedling establishment in many parts of the central hardwood region. Research on tree plantings in Indiana sho...

Identification of Butternuts and Butternut Hybrids

This 11-page PDF publication describes how butternuts, native hardwood trees related to black walnuts, are often hard for landowners to identify, because they are rare and people often are not familiar with them. In addi...

Indiana Forest Issues and Recommendations

Indiana's Urban Woodlots

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...

Invasive Plant Series: Winged Burning Bush

Winged burning bush has been designated as an invasive species in the U.S. Learn more about the identification, distribution, impact, management and control of this deciduous shrub found in Indiana hardwood forests.

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Managing Forest & Wildlife Resources: An Integrated Approach

Managing Wildlife for Sustainable Forests/Managing Forests for Sustainable Wildlife, Conference Abstracts

Scientists and natural resource managers depend on sound scientific research-based information on which to make future management decisions that will "manage our forest for sustainable wildlife and manage our wildlife...

Managing Woodlands for Birds

Purdue University Professor Barny Dunning teaches how forests are used by birds year round, important habitat features of woodlands that can benefit birds, and how woodland owners can enhance their property for birds. Ma...

Natural Oak Regeneration Following Clearcutting on the Hoosier National Forest

Predicting mature stand conditions based on the current status of a stand and natural progression is often difficult and imprecise. However, intermediate silvicultural operations allow a land manager to control and shape...

Nature of Teaching Unit 6: Take-a-Hike

This unit provides introductory lesson plans that allow students to explore nature and understand the health benefits of being outside. Activities encompass 2 of the 3 signature programs of The Nature of Teaching (Wil...

Planting Forest Trees and Shrubs in Indiana

This 20-page publication provides an abbreviated 10-step approach to successfully plant and establish healthy, productive forest and conservation plantings in Indiana. It discusses types of plantings, site selection, sit...

Planting Forest Trees and Shrubs in Indiana (50/pkg)

This 20-page publication provides an abbreviated 10-step approach to successfully plant and establish healthy, productive forest and conservation plantings in Indiana. It discusses types of plantings, site selection, sit...

Poster Abstracts of the Central Hardwood Forest Conference

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...

Protection of Forest Land in Indiana

Small Woodlots:Important Rest Stops for Migratory Songbirds

The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: 2006-2016

Many of Indiana's forests have been dominated by oak and hickory trees for thousands of years. The historical conditions that shaped today's forests have changed, altering forest composition and leading land managers ...

The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: Indiana Forestry and Wildlife

Many of Indiana's forests, especially in the southern part of the state, have been dominated by oak and hickory trees for thousands of years. In recent decades forest researchers and managers in the east-central United S...

The Nature of Teaching Unit 1: Animal Diversity and Tracking

This Unit includes five lesson plans: Animal Tracks, Scent Stations, Indoor Track Casting, Outdoor Track Casting and Animal Tracking. On the Nature of Teaching website teachers can find free lesson plans, printables, pos...

Thousand Cankers Disease: Indiana Walnut Trees Threatened

Thousand cankers disease (TCD) has killed many black walnut trees in the West, and the beetle that transmits the fungus has been detected in Indiana. This publication describes TCD and Indiana's walnut product quarant...

Tree Installation: Process and Practices

Choosing and planting a tree should be a well-informed and planned decision. Proper selection and planting of urban trees can provide years of enjoyment for you and future generations as well as increased property val...

Tree Planting Part 1: Choosing a Tree

Choosing and planting a tree should be a well-informed and planned decision. Proper selection and planting of urban trees can provide years of enjoyment for you and future generations as well as increased property value,...

Tree Planting Part 2: Planting Your Tree

Trees and all forestlands are major assets to our cities, towns, and communities. Urban trees, in particular, provide aesthetic, functional, and environmental benefits to improve the quality of life. A well-planted an...

Tree Pruning Essentials

Pruning has been called "one of the best, worst maintenance practices" performed on trees. The process creates wounds, which have a major impact on plant processes. Improper cutting on a tree causes severe damage or even...

Tree Pruning Essentials

Pruning has been called "one of the best, worst maintenance practices," especially when performed on urban trees. The process creates wounds, which have a major impact on plant processes. Improper cutting on a tree cause...

Weed Competition Control in Hardwood Plantations

A publication for landowners with wooded areas. Covers weed control strategies and related issues....

Woodland Stewardship for Landowners: Autumn Olive

Autumn-olive is an invasive plant that is originally from Asia, but has been introduced into the United States for erosion control, and wildlife food and cover.

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Woodland Stewardship for Landowners: Common Buckthorn

Native to Eurasia, common buckthorn was introduced into the United States as an ornamental plant, but has since invaded our woodlands as an invasive plant. Common buckthorn is becoming more common in Indiana.