Discover the latest achievements, awards and stories from Purdue’s Forestry and Natural Resources alumni and partners.
When Dr. John Kershaw grew up in southern Indiana between Mooresville and Martinsville, he had a plan. He would go to Purdue University, become a...
Betty Jane “BJ” Meadows was the first female graduate from Purdue’s master’s degree in forestry program in 1963, but that...
Dr. Jacob Goheen, who received his master’s degree from Purdue in 2002, has contributed to the education of students, professionals and...
Dr. Ken Kellner, who earned his master’s degree (2012) and PhD (2015) from Purdue and followed with two years as a postdoc in the program, is...
Dr. Joe Robb, who has spent the last 26 years serving the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Big Oaks and Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuges,...
Dr. Zackary Delisle (PhD 2023), whose research in Indiana was instrumental for enacting deer reduction zones and estimating deer population size...
At age 94, Julian “Hutch” Hutchinson, a 1958 Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources alumnus, has published his 10th book “American...
Wildfire season can extend from five to more than seven months in length, occurring mostly in the summer and fall in the Western United States,...
An army of bow saws and boots march through dense thickets of forest patches in the Chicago region, cutting away greenery in the city and its...
Three foresters with exemplary careers, including two Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources alumni - Lenny Farlee and Bob Koenig (posthumously) -...
Bill Beatty, a 2012 PhD alumnus and current research wildlife biologist for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences...
Dr. Shaneka Lawson, a USDA Forest Service Research Plant Physiologist and FNR adjunct assistant professor, has been honored with two awards this...
After taking her first biology class in community college, Emily McCallen was hooked. As a non-traditional student, she went on to receive a...
Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources is proud to honor Trent Osmon with its 2023 FNR Distinguished Alumnus Award. Osmon got a head start toward...
Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources is proud to name Dave Case as its 2023 FNR Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. Case, a 1980 forestry alumnus,...
Mikaela Agresta, who completed her degree in forestry with a minor in wildlife science in May 2023, worked as a forestry intern under Ron Rathfon...