Forestry & Natural Resources

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Digital foresters embrace GIS mapping and analysis — 03 February 2026

Purdue University has grown a thriving forest of more than 2,000 geographic information systems (GIS) users across campus. The largest numbers come...

Appelmann, Saint Preux Receive Organization, Industry Scholarships — 29 January 2026

Two FNR students are celebrating recent scholarship awards. Senior wildlife major Beca Appelmann received the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation...

Tiny algae, big benefits to aquaponics — 22 January 2026

They’re microscopic. But they have the potential to help address food insecurity and environmental degradation. We’re talking about...

FNR Unveils Most-Viewed Videos of 2025 — 22 January 2026

FNR videos were viewed nearly 310,000 times on YouTube in 2025, accounting for more than 7,400 hours of watch time. Additionally, FNR videos were...

AI helps find trees in a forest: Researchers achieve 3D forest reconstruction from remote sensing data — 20 January 2026

Existing algorithms can partially reconstruct the shape of a single tree from a clean point-cloud dataset acquired by laser-scanning technologies....

FNR Names 2025 Alumni, Career Award Recipients — 19 January 2026

The Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources has named the recipients of its five alumni and career award recipients for 2025. Ted Cable...

FNR Shares Most Read Stories of 2025 — 16 January 2026

2025 was a productive year for Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources across the three land grant mission areas of teaching, research and extension....

Research uses radar to expose sky’s organized, living habitat — 15 January 2026

When people think about habitats on Earth, they likely picture forests, oceans or grasslands. Few think to look up. Yet the lower atmosphere, or...

FNR Honors Four Individuals for Department Service in 2025 — 08 January 2026

The Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources has honored four individuals for their service in 2025: Dr. Mike Saunders, Charlie Warner,...

Alumna Lauren Wetterau's Research Featured on Animal Planet's Saving Yellowstone with Dennis Quaid — 22 December 2025

2023 wildlife alumna Lauren Wetterau is coming to a television screen or streaming service near you. Wetterau, now a master’s student at the...

FNR Extension Set to Offer Four Editions of Forest Management for the Private Woodland Owner Course in Spring 2026 — 18 December 2025

Do you want to learn more about trees, forests and how to better manage your woodlands for a variety of purposes? Sign up for one of four upcoming...

Into the woods: Discovering forestry at Purdue — 17 December 2025

For Collin Morris, choosing Purdue Agriculture meant choosing a place that was close to home but still offered big opportunities to learn, explore...

Applying One Health in the Classroom — 12 December 2025

Marisol Sepúlveda, professor of forestry and natural resources, created a new course for students interested in global health challenges: One...

From bird song to bulldozers, sound affects our wellbeing — 08 December 2025

It’s 2 a.m. and you’re woken by a motorcycle revving its engine outside your house. It takes you an hour to get back to sleep, and you...

Behind the Research: Laura Esman — 08 December 2025

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture....

Dr. Abhinav Tyagi Set to Study River Otters, Fish as Smith Fellow in FNR — 17 November 2025

Dr. Abhinav Tyagi's past work has focused on applying genomics to wildlife conservation and acting as a bridge between science and management....

FNR Extension Team Receives Family Forests Comprehensive Education Award — 14 November 2025

The Purdue FNR extension team was named as a recipient of the Family Forests Comprehensive Education Program Award presented by the National...

Purdue leads international effort to decode drought-resistant corn — 06 November 2025

A dry season can be devastating to harvests, putting both farmers' livelihoods and communities' food security at risk. Identifying the...

FNR Personnel Earn National Awards, Recognition — 29 October 2025

Several FNR affiliated individuals garnered national attention for their research, teaching and extension efforts over the summer and early fall.

Working together to mitigate forever chemicals — 24 October 2025

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of chemicals used to make consumer products heat, water or stain resistant.

Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: The nine-banded armadillo — 10 October 2025

An armored mammal, once limited to the swamps and forests of the Deep South, is now burrowing its way through the backyards and woodlands of...

FNR Field Report: Austin Grant — 01 October 2025

Austin Grant, a senior majoring in aquatic sciences with a minor in military science and leadership, spent the summer gaining knowledge about the...

Mobilizing AI to monitor forest growth and carbon sequestration — 29 September 2025

More than 1.6 million square miles of forests have disappeared since 1990, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

FNR Field Report: Sophia DeMoss — 24 September 2025

Sophia DeMoss, a senior forestry major with a concentration in forest management, got hands-on experience working as an FNR Woodlands intern this...

New Faculty, Staff Members Join FNR — 22 September 2025

The Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources has added a number of new faces to its faculty and staff ranks since August 2024. Five new...