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Jackie Getson, project manager for Purdue’s Institute for Digital Forestry, has built a career at the intersection of disciplines. “I...
Sophie Low, a wildlife major with a minor in forensic science, was selected as FNR's Outstanding Freshman. The East Brunswick, New Jersey,...
Half a billion years ago, a shallow sea covered an equatorial landmass today known as Indiana and much of the Midwest. Seafood, also known as blue...
George Emerson, a wildlife major, was selected as Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources’ Outstanding Sophomore for 2025-26 for his academic...
Brady Hardiman, associate professor of forestry and natural resources and sustainability engineering and environmental engineering, has been named...
The Indiana Land Stewardship Leadership Academy is celebrating the successful graduation of its first class. The LSLA presented its inaugural...
Max Clark, a wildlife major, was selected as Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources’ Outstanding Junior for 2025-26. He has gained a wealth of...
Growing up in lush northern Florida, Natalie Allen spent much of her childhood outdoors, catching lizards, collecting cicada exoskeletons and...
Danielle Howard has been hired as an Extension prescribed fire specialist housed with the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue.
Liam Doski, a graduating senior with a major in wildlife and minor in aquatic sciences, was named as Forestry and Natural Resources’...
Many of the 60,000 wildfires occurring annually across the U.S. flare up in the intersection between wildland and urban areas. The National Science...
Tam Tran, a December 2025 graduate with a major in wildlife and minor in aquatic sciences, has been named FNR’s Outstanding Transfer Student.
Bryan Pijanowski, professor in Purdue University’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and director of the Center for Global...
Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources recognized the department’s award and scholarship recipients at a ceremony on April 21, 2026.
Digital tools are transforming how forests and natural resources are managed. A new fellowship program from Purdue University helps natural...
Spring Break season is here, and many Indiana residents are boarding planes and flying south to escape the cold. At the same time, birds are...
A new AI-based method is making urban tree inventories faster, cheaper, and accessible to smaller cities. Unlike traditional surveys, it can...
Dr. Michael O. Hunt came to West Lafayette in February 1960 as an assistant professor and FNR’s first Extension Specialist of Wood...
Andrew DeWoody, professor in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR), has been named the inaugural Conservation Scholar, a title...
Master’s student Emma Johnson (BS 2025) received the Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award for Wildlife at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife...
Jingjing Liang, a University Faculty Scholar and associate professor of forestry and natural resources, has been appointed a Global Forest...
Purdue Extension leads efforts to combat invasive species like spotted lanternfly, protecting Indiana’s forests, vineyards and economy.
A Purdue University digital forestry team has created a computational tool to obtain and analyze urban tree inventories on public and private lands...
Purdue University has grown a thriving forest of more than 2,000 geographic information systems (GIS) users across campus. The largest numbers come...
Two FNR students are celebrating recent scholarship awards. Senior wildlife major Beca Appelmann received the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation...