Palmer Research Center for Aquatic Resources
The Palmer Research Center for Aquatic Resources is located on the edge of the Kankakee Sand Area and the Middle Tippecanoe Plains natural regions in Starke County. In the fall of 2005, Eldon and Elaine Palmer donated 4.5 acres of land at Bass Lake to provide additional financial support to establish the Francis W. Palmer Center for Aquatic Resources in honor of Eldon’s father, Francis Palmer. Their contribution included an important tract of land to complete the 10.15 acres of property at Bass Lake that was previously transferred to the Trustees of Purdue University by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. In 2010, the renovation of the Bass Lake hatchery house was completed and today it is occupied by faculty and staff of the Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources Department.
Property Statistics
- Acres: 14
- Acquired 2005
More About Palmer Research Center for Aquatic Resources
- Ecological, Common-garden and Aquaculture Studies Target Fish, Invertebrates, and Amphibians
- Limnological Studies
- Pond and Wildlife Management
- Hook Lab in FNR at Purdue University
- Renovations at Bass Lake hatchery house was completed in 2010 and is now occupied by faculty and staff of Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources Department.
- 2018 began using location for extension aquatic events
Don Carlson
Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center (SEPAC)
4425 East 350 North
Butlerville, IN 47223
Cell: 812.798.2764
Email:carlsode@purdue.edu
Extension event over hatchery information. Photo by Phil Woolery. 
Presentation held in hatchery. Photo by Phil Woolery. 