Author: Diana J Evans

FNR-598: Good fishing is just one of the benefits that ponds provide Indiana landowners. But proper planning and ongoing management are essential. This publication, part of our Pond Management series, will help you develop a plan for managing fish populations....

FNR-599-W: Ponds can provide landowners with fishing for sport and food. But careful planning and ongoing management are required. In this publication, Purdue University researchers offer a template for pond owners to record information needed to produce a management plan....

FNR-616-W: Many landowners are interested in enhancing their property for wildlife. An important step in that process is creating a plan. This publication outlines the necessary steps to consider when creating a wildlife habitat management plan. Keywords: Indiana, wildlife, habitat...

FNR-617-W: Many landowners are interested in enhancing their property for wildlife. An important step in that process is creating a plan. This publication provides a template to help landowners write a wildlife habitat management plan. Keywords: landowners, property plan, biology...

FNR-501-W: 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 processes. In addition, now for many forest landowners the...

FNR-260-W: 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 future stand structure and composition. This 10...

FNR-500-W: 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 States have recognized that...

FNR-542-WV: This video discusses the role management, and particularly different types of timber harvesting, plays in sustaining our oak forests. Keywords: sustainability, management strategies, timber harvest watch video

FNR-543-WV: 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 responses differ among even-aged, uneven-aged, and control sites...

FNR-570-W: 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 to wonder what can be done to...