Category: Forests

Purdue Extension - Forestry and Natural Resources and the Central Hardwoods Joint Venture are excited to announce the release of our new online course: Forestry for the Birds in the Central Hardwoods! Join us for a self-paced, fully interactive online...

Have you heard the adage, "proper planning prevents poor performance?" This adage applies perfectly to establishing food plots for wildlife, but you just have to adjust the words: "Proper planting prevents poor food plot performance." View this resource to learn...

Learn about why prescribed fire matters, what to know and where to start. A valuable tool for several of Indiana's ecosystems, prescribed fire is the planned application of fire to achieve management goals. Keywords: woodlands, grasslands, wildlife, landscape management, landowners...

One of the most common questions when talking about establishing plantings revolves around evaluating the planting during the first year. Learn about the four things to look for when evaluating a new native grass and wildflower planting, along with the...

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