Natural Resources
DNR Stocks Lake Michigan With Steelhead Trout
(LAKE MICHIGAN) – DNR stocked approximately 120,000 Michigan-strain steelhead trout into three locations along Lake Michigan this week. On Dec. 16, approximately 40,000 fish were…
Damage Caused by Vehicles in Hoosier National Forest
(BEDFORD) – Although responsibly enjoyed by many people, vehicles are also a major cause of natural resource damage on public lands. Off-highway vehicles are prohibited…
Final Giving Access to Adventure at State Parks
(UNDATED) – Accessibility to nature is imperative to humans and their health. Spending time outdoors has been proven to improve memory, reduce blood pressure, and…
State Park Properties to Close for Deer Hunts
(MITCHELL) – Select Indiana State Park properties will close temporarily for controlled deer management hunts including Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell and Cave River…
State Park Properties to Close for Deer Hunts
(MITCHELL) – Select Indiana State Park properties will close temporarily for controlled deer management hunts including Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell and Cave River…
Deer Firearms Season Begins Saturday
(UNDATED) – Deer firearms season begins Saturday and runs to Dec. 1. The deer firearms license allows one deer to be taken with that license, and…
Test Your Deer for Chronic Wasting Disease
(UNDATED) – Indiana DNR is conducting targeted chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance in northwest and northeast Indiana during the 2019-20 deer hunting season. Hunters may…
Hoosier National Forest and Eastern Region Announce Record Year
(BEDFORD) – The USDA Forest Service’s Eastern Region has reduced the buildup of hazardous fuels on over 237,000 acres of forest lands this season, making…
See Hellbenders at O’Bannon Woods State Park Nature Center
(CORYDON) – Two live examples of North America’s largest salamander, the Eastern hellbender, is now on public exhibit at O’Bannon Woods State Park. The exhibit…
Prescribed Burn to Improve Wildlife Habitat, Plant Diversity at Griffy Lake Nature Preserve
(BLOOMINGTON) – Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department natural resource managers are planning a 7.7-acre burn on the north shore of Griffy Lake, west of Headley…
