Discover the latest achievements, awards and stories from Purdue’s Forestry and Natural Resources alumni and partners.
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...
It was December in the Indiana Statehouse, and legislators rushed around, preparing to discuss revenue forecasts and next year’s budgets....
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,...
Dr. Mary Beth Adams, a 2016 Purdue Distinguished Agricultural Alumni Award honoree and 2020 Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources Lifetime...
2024 was a productive year for Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources across the three land grant mission areas of teaching, research and extension....
John A. Kershaw Jr. and Betty Jane “BJ” Meadows were selected as Lifetime Achievement Award honorees. Jacob Goheen was named as the FNR...
Daniel Bird, who was raised on the Santo Domingo-Kewa Pueblo Reservation in New Mexico and is an enrolled tribal member, created the cover art and...
When you imagine Purdue University or pull up images in a Google search, it’s likely that you see pictures of herringbone brick pathways,...
Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) alumna Olivia Andrus-Drennan never expected that an unpaid internship would turn into an opportunity to...
On Friday March 22, Bob Auber returned to Room 116 in Whistler Hall to stand behind a podium in front of a PowerPoint and keep an audience engaged...
Brian MacGowan, Purdue extension wildlife specialist, has been honored with the Hoosier Wildlife Award by the Indiana chapter of The Wildlife...
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...
Abigail Borron, Aaron McKim, and Travis Park to receive ASEC Distinguished Alumni awards.
Growing up in Huntertown, Indiana, Austin Happel could often be found playing in the woods and a small pond near his house, trying to figure out...
Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources has added a chipper to its list of machinery available for students to utilize and gain hands on experience...
Before embarking on a 40-plus year career guiding students and constituents across the state on the topics of timber tax and forest economics,...
Jerry Stillings, a 1963 wildlife alumnus and longtime information technology professional in the Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural...
In this segment of the FNR 2022 Year in Review, we take a look at the research advances, breakthroughs, grants and publications produced by FNR...
The 2022 calendar year saw several FNR faculty, staff, students and alumni represent the department both locally and nationally through awards and...
After developing an interest in wildlife at an early age and immersing himself in it, there was no question that Travis Stoelting would end up...
Dr. Emmanuel A. Frimpong was honored as a 2023 recipient of the Purdue Distinguished Agriculture Alumni Award. Frimpong, who earned his PhD in...
Glenn Juday, a 1972 forest management alumnus, has been named as a 2023 recipient of the College of Agriculture’s Certificate of Distinction.
Tom Lang, a 2004 fisheries and aquatic sciences alumnus, was honored by the American Fisheries Society with its 2022 Meritorious Service Award at...
After nearly two years on the film festival circuit, Diversified: The Florida Panther Story, a short film produced by 2015 wildlife and film and...
Imagine if something resembling a video game could help eliminate or reduce the spread of invasive species by assessing where the species would...
Nathan Lutz, a 2017 interdisciplinary agriculture alumnus, never gave up the urge to complete what he had started at Purdue despite becoming an...
Dr. Shaneka Lawson, a USDA Forest Service Research Plant Physiologist and FNR adjunct assistant professor, has been named as a 2022 honoree for the...
Three foresters with exemplary careers, including two Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources alumni, were recognized with the John F. Datena...
Former postdoctoral researcher Landon Jones along with Drs. Rod Swihart and Pat Zollner and members of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources...
2016 master's degree alumna Zoe Almeida has investigated hypoxia and other environmental impacts on fish through academic research throughout...
In the article “Making the Change” published in the March/April 2022 issue of The Wildlife Professional, 2021 master's degree...
Dr. Shaneka Lawson, a USDA Forest Service Research Plant Physiologist and FNR adjunct assistant professor, was selected as the winner of the Forest...
Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources recognized the department's student award and scholarship recipients and alumni award winners at a...
For his more than 45 years of contributions to forest ecology, conservation and ecological policy issues, Glenn Juday has been honored with the...
In addition to her research on the effects of various types of human disturbance, such as timber harvesting, mountaintop removal mining, shale gas...
Seth Harden has not only made an impact professionally in the agricultural and conservation space, but also through his involvement with the Purdue...
Patrick Ruhl is just four years removed from completing his PhD, but there is no question that his research has made an impact on Indiana...
Despite challenges due to COVID-19 limitations, research and outreach continued in Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue. This is a look at the...