Forestry and Natural Resources

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Smokey forest wildfire
Digital forestry can help mitigate and prevent wildfires
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Zane Smoldt stands in front of a fire truck with colleagues from the USDA Forest Service
FNR Field Report: Zane Smoldt

Zane Smoldt, a senior forestry major with a concentration in forest management, spent the summer...

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uTREE Purdue colleagues in outside setting
Purdue AI urban tree monitoring and analysis initiative to improve city life

With 89% of the U.S. population and 68% of the world population projected to live in cities by...

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Mallory Walker with her students and also fellow BGR leaders at Boiler Gold Rush 2024
FNR Field Report: Mallory Wagner

Mallory Wagner, a junior majoring in aquatic sciences – fisheries with a minor in...

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Dr. Barny Dunning birding with Ashley Higdon; Dr. Barny Dunning holds binoculars on a trip to the Pacific Northwest; Dr. Barny Dunning with Tam Tran atop a mountain in Costa Rica
Barny Dunning Named Legendary Leader for Study Abroad Impact

Dr. Barny Dunning was recognized among a group of six individuals who have ventured abroad to...

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Noah Haas holds a large snapping turtle; Noah holds a largemouth and smallmouth bass; Noah Haas holds a large bullfrog
FNR Field Report: Noah Haas

Noah Haas, a junior majoring in aquatic sciences – fisheries, worked as a crew leader for...

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prairie chickens
Genomic analyses of prairie chickens cast doubt on species classification

Biologists originally classified the lesser and greater prairie chickens of the Great Plains as...

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Students Impact the Future

98% FNR graduate students are successfully employed or continued with their education.

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Cutting Edge Research Facilities

 Research conducted with 25 forest properties across the state and 18 labs.

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Globally renowned faculty

World-class faculty impact the U.S. and beyond.

Graduation hat and diploma, students impact the future.
Students Impact the Future

98% FNR graduate students are successfully employed or continued with their education.

Leaves, research properties
Cutting Edge Research Facilities

 Research conducted with 25 forest properties across the state and 18 labs.

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A new indoors . . . for a greater outdoors.

A new, state-of-the-art, Forestry and Natural Resources building is essential to increasing our technological capabilities, expanding space for program growth, and bringing all FNR faculty, staff, and students under one roof to foster greater interdisciplinary collaborations.

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