Natural Resources
Fireworks illegal in Hoosier National Forest
BEDFORD – As we head into the Independence Day holiday weekend, USDA Forest Service staff want to remind visitors that the use and possession of fireworks…
New free DNR smartphone app available
INDIANA – The upgraded, free smartphone app of the Department of Natural Resources is available now to help you maximize your enjoyment of the outdoor…
Million Tree Initiative exceeds the 900,000 mark
INDIANA – Governor Eric Holcomb, in his 2020 State of the State Address, charged the Department of Natural Resources with planting 1 million trees during…
Nesting boxes help peregrine falcons thrive
INDIANA – The peregrine falcon, a Species of Special Concern, makes its home here in Indiana, among other states. Every year, Indiana DNR ornithologists band falcon…
LARE grants to benefit 34 lake and stream projects
INDIANA – Indiana DNR Director Dan Bortner announced that organizations in 23 Indiana counties across the state will receive $864,610 in grants to fund 34…
Donate to wildlife on your taxes
INDIANA – You can support Indiana’s imperiled wildlife by donating to the Indiana Nongame Wildlife Fund. Established in 1982, the dedicated fund supports nongame and endangered species conservation….
Forest Service to begin a project focused on forest health
BEDFORD – Forest Service has completed the legal process required to allow the Houston South Vegetation Management and Restoration Project to move forward with implementation. …
Forest Service creates catfish habitats from unlikely sources
BEDFORD – Â When fish biologist, Chad Menke, heard there may be clay tile pipes available he jumped at the opportunity to acquire some from Can-Clay…
DNR Taxidermist Incentive Program to collect samples for chronic wasting disease
INDIANA – The Indiana DNR and the National Deer Association have started a program to collect samples for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing with the…
“Let the Sun Shine In” initiative funded by USDA grants public-private partnership to focus on forest diversity
BEDFORD – The USDA Forest Service’s Eastern Region recently awarded a Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) grant to American Bird Conservancy. The LSR competitive grant program encourages collaborative, science-based restoration…