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The Costa Rica study abroad group stands next to the entrance sign for Corcovado National Park.

Students Experience Diverse Ecosystems, Biodiversity on Costa Rica Study Abroad Trip

The Costa Rica Natural History study abroad course offers students the opportunity to explore biodiversity and Costa Rican societal values in...

Beca Appelmann stands next to her research poster; Beca holds her dog on a beach; Beca holds a Northern Saw-whet Owl

Meet FNR Outstanding Sophomore Beca Appelmann

Wildlife major Rebeca Appelmann has been selected as FNR’s Outstanding Sophomore for 2023-24. Beca, who also is minoring in natural resources...

The 2024 Ecology of Natural Disturbances course students and faculty on a bridge in Smoky Mountain National Park

Smoky Mountain Spring Break Trip Brings Disturbance Ecology Coursework to Life

While some students headed to tropical locales for Spring Break excursions, those in the FNR 53600/53601 Ecology of Natural Disturbances course...

Alyssa Johnson holds a turtle; Alyssa Johnsons shows off a small salamander; Alyssa Johnson gives a thumbs up during a field study, wearing goggles, a mask and rubber gloves.

Meet FNR Outstanding Junior Alyssa Johnson

Wildlife major Alyssa Johnson has excelled in the Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources in every way, earning her selection as...

FNR alumna Olivia Andrus-Drennan films researchers on a boat at sea

FNR alumna’s wildlife documentary “Dolphin Dilemma” premieres at Cannes Film Festival

Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) alumna Olivia Andrus-Drennan never expected that an unpaid internship would turn into an opportunity to...

Man working in forest for syrups

Purdue University, University of Kentucky helping to increase “green” maple syrup production

A multi-university study will focus on sustainable, scalable practices such as energy-efficient production and sustainable forest management

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New "Legendary Leaders" award celebrates study abroad leaders

Inaugurating a new College of Agriculture tradition, faculty and staff recently gathered to recognize a group of Legendary Leaders who have...

Mature open oak woodland with a diverse understory after implementing a shelterwood harvest and prescribed fire as stewardship practices.

Publication Teaches Landowners How to Support Oak-Hickory Ecosystems

Oak-hickory forests, which are comprised of a variety of different tree species, shrubs, grasses, sedges and wildflowers, as well as wildlife,...

Professor works in lab at Purdue

Purdue-led fishing expedition nets new pupfish family member in New Mexico

Scientists have identified a new member on the genetic family tree of an endangered pupfish native to south-central New Mexico.

Alex Dudley holds a black vulture; Alex is pictured through a hole in a rock formation; Alex holds her camera in front of a forested mountain landscape.

Meet FNR Outstanding Senior Alex Dudley

From her research on black vulture ecology in the Zollner lab and on digital forestry under Dr. Songlin Fei to her leadership in The Wildlife...

Dr. Rob Swihart, Bob Burke and others at an HTIRC meeting in 2016.

FNR Remembers Alumnus, HTIRC Advisory Committee Member Bob Burke

Robert Dean “Bob” Burke, who received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources in 1960 and was...

John Couture in Martell Greenhouse at the Wright Center.

John Couture named University Faculty Scholar for multifaceted research in plant and insect ecology

John Couture has been chosen as a 2024 University Faculty Scholar for his exceptional research spanning plant and insect ecology, marking a...

Aquatic sciences majors Ian Fleming, Isaac Jones, Yang Liu, Emma Engel, Emily Ragsdale, Megan Merryman, Colleen O’Toole, Kaitlyn Sinclair; Wildlife major Keegan Abeson; Wildlife majors Alexis Proudman, Anne Talbot, Sophia Flores and Ruby Sanders; wildlife major Katie Arnold.

FNR Celebrates Spring 2024 Graduates

Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources welcomed 62 individuals to its alumni ranks after the May 2024 graduation ceremonies. Degrees were conferred...

Bryan Pijanowski and his graduate student look up at the eclipse with eclipse glasses on.

What Purdue researchers learned from the 2024 eclipse

While most vehicles driving towards the path of totality in the 2024 solar eclipse were loaded with family, friends and enough snacks to get...

PhD student Nowrin Shaika and professor Halis Simsek, both in agricultural and biological engineering, demonstrate using electrocoagulation to harvest microalgae Chlorella vulgaris from wastewater cleaned with algae.

Studies assess feasibility of aquaculture wastewater treatment methods

Aquaculture production operations that help feed the world’s growing population also generate polluted wastewater that harms the environment....

The Wildlife Society students hold a plaque for overall conclave winner; a student holds radio telemetry equipment; students hold binoculars while birding

Purdue TWS Hosts North Central Section Conclave

The Purdue Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society welcomed fellow students from across the Midwest to Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana, in...

Eastern hellbender salamanders eat bloodworms and swim in an indoor raceway

Farmers Helping Hellbenders RCPP Program Accepting Applications

The Farmers Helping Hellbenders program is accepting applications through May 10 for the second round of the Indiana Natural Resources Conservation...

Forest in the spring time

Chris Ardohain: Purdue’s Esri student of the year

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Ardohain is not your average Purdue graduate student. There’s the “Lieutenant Colonel” part, to...

Extension wildlife specialist Brian MacGowan holds his Hoosier Wildlife Award plaque in front of a forested landscape.

Extension Specialist Brian MacGowan Receives Hoosier Wildlife Award

Brian MacGowan, Purdue extension wildlife specialist, has been honored with the Hoosier Wildlife Award by the Indiana chapter of The Wildlife...

fishing in a river

Family gift supports Purdue Extension and Indiana 4-H

Brothers Ronald Kent and John Kristopher Taylor shared a love of the outdoors and the Boilermakers. Known as “Kent and Kris,” their...

FNR Outstanding Students: Alyssa Johnson (Junior); Alex Dudley (Senior); Rebeca Appelmann (Sophomore); Lydia Pultorak (Freshman).

FNR Celebrates Students at Annual Awards, Scholarship Ceremony

Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources recognized the department’s student award and scholarship recipients at a ceremony on April 17, 2023.

A close-up of hands with blue nail polish planting sage next to the Native American Educational and Cultural Center

Purdue Agriculture’s Sloan Scholars

The Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP) is an organization of 11 universities funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to support the...

Purdue's bell tower stands tall behind a foreground of purple petunias

Purdue agriculture professors named AAAS Fellows

Purdue College of Agriculture professors Songlin Fei and Tesfaye Mengiste have been named fellows by the American Association for the Advancement...

Trail cameras monitor deer impact on woodlands. (Integrated Deer Management Project, Purdue University photo)

Deer Impact Toolbox Provides Guidance for Indiana Forest Landowners and Managers

In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) Extension has developed the Deer Impact Toolbox, a...

Jingjing Liang stands tall in front of a wall of monitors showing pictures of different forests.

Scientists from dozens of countries coming to Purdue for forestry collaboration in Science-i Bridging Worlds Workshop

In the spirit of building a community to manage and protect the world’s forests, Liang and his colleagues in Science-i created the Global Big...

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