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2020 FNR News & Stories

Find out what our students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners are doing by our Forestry and Natural Resources' News and Stories.

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Saunders Looks at Impacts of Prescribed Fire on Quality, Economic Value

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Urban Forestry Class Gives Students Glimpse of Real-World Situations, Careers

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Hardiman Receives Early Career Teaching Award

Mitch Ziscke teaching pond and wildlife management with crowd at workshop. Shares info in podcast.

FNR Faculty, Staff to Host Two Natural Resource Podcasts

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Advanced Ornithology Feeds Students' Interests

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Alumnus Dick Reid Leaves Legacy in Forestry

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Dukes Elected to Rank of Fellow by AAAS

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Meilan Challenges Tree Physiology Class to Write Haikus to Explain Science

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Hook, Team to Provide Checkup on Coreyon Reef in Saginaw Bay

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Hosen To Study Wetland Usage for Nutrition Retention, Greenhouse Gas Minimization

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Sussman Receives Publication Awards for DNR Posters

BJ Meadows with her elementary school class in the mountains of Colorado

Meadows Blazes Trail for Women in Forestry and Natural Resources

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Undergraduates Spend Precious Moments with Saw-Whet Owls

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FNR Assists in First Natural Breeding of Eastern Hellbender in Captivity

Purdue Landscape Report Named Outstanding Blog by ASHS

Purdue Landscape Report Named Outstanding Blog by ASHS

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Nature of Teaching Program Receives Environmental Education Award

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Dr. Kristen Page To Receive Distinguished Ag Alumni Award

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FNR Alumna Brianne Lowe Earns NRCS Award

In Memoriam: R. Scott Brundage

In Memoriam: R. Scott Brundage

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FNR: Summer News and Notes

DeWoody Receives Grant to Study Inyo California Towhee Genetics

DeWoody Receives Grant to Study Inyo California Towhee Genetics

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Pandemic Lessons: Open Data for Forest and Climate Action

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Shao's Work on Map Accuracy Confirmed in New Publication

FNR Students Lead Global Study on Soil Responses to Precipitation

FNR Students Lead Global Study on Soil Responses to Precipitation

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FNR Field Reports: Garrett Pell

Dr. Kristen Bellisario with her computer

Shah Grant to Fund Sensor-Driven Mosquito-Borne Disease Prevention Study

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Nature of Teaching Professional Development Webinar Series: Ecotoxicology Part 1

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FNR Selects 2020 Scholarship Winners

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HTIRC Creates Butternut Tree Seed Propagation Protocol

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Plants of Midwest Habitats Class Fills Summer Void

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TWS Student Chapter Honors Wildlife Biologist Chris Anchor for Exemplary Service

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Flaherty Named TWS Student Chapter Advisor of the Year

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FNR Field Reports Heltzel

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Mayflies' Reaction to Pollutants Differs by Population

Grace Walker, FNR student working at collecting research data in stream.

FNR Field Report Grace Walker

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Conrad Hired as Research Plant Pathologist

Steve Backs

Backs Tabbed for Chase Osborn Award in Wildlife Conservation

Nature of Teaching Certificate of Completion

Nature of Teaching Virtual Workshops With Certifications

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DNR Adopts RMU Research Techniques Created by Integrated Deer Management Project

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FNR Student Awards

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Fei Earns 2020 Agricultural Research Award

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FNR Names 2020 Alumni Award Honorees

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FNR Adjusts to Online Learning, Extension

Hellbender eggs in tank, Help the Hellbender conservation efforts.

Hellbender Virtual Tour

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Gunn Earns PK-12 Council’s Staff Excellence Award

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FNR Faculty Receive Awards, Promotions

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Baleigh & Rebekah's Trail Tips

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Conquering the Trail

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Conquering the Trails Birds

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Stuck in Peru: Laura Jessup Shares COVID-19 Travel Ban Story

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Global Soundscapes and COVID-19

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FNR Remembers Emily Mettler

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Integrated Deer Management Project Website Introduced

American Fisheries Society student group receives most active group by AFS at Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference.

Purdue Student Chapter of American Fisheries Society wins award

Dr. Rod Williams with tank that has juvenile hellbenders.

Helping the hellbender: Mesker Park Zoo begins captive breeding efforts

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