Leaves & Limbs Newsletters

Fall 2023

Download or view Fall 2023 newsletter. In this issue:

• Nesting and Overwintering Habitat for Pollinators and other Beneficial Insects
• Upcoming forestry events
• Chainsaw workshop for Woodland Owners
• Deam Finalists’ Excellent Stewardship to be Honored
• Series of Webinars Discuss Timber Taxes
• 2023 Woodland Owner Conference November 3-4 in Jasper/Huntingburg: Highlights, Agenda, Registration, Hotel
• Report Wilting Sassafras
• Emerging Invasive Plants of the Midwest

Summer 2023

Download or view Summer 2023 newsletter. In this issue:

• Restoring Sustainability for White Oak and Upland Oak Communities
• Upcoming forestry events
• Stellar Landowners Honored by IFWOA
• Pesticide Training from Purdue University
• Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal events
• Hoosier Hardwood Festival August 25-27
• Foliar Fungal Disease Management
• New Indiana Law Supports Forest Management
• Invasive Species Watch: Japanese Stiltgrass
• Forests in the Farm Bill coalition recommendations

Fall 2022

Download or view Fall 2022 newsletter. In this issue:

• Saving Indiana Songbirds Starts in our Forests
• Spotted Lanternfly found in Huntington
• Deam Finalists’ Excellent Stewardship to be Recognized
• New Initiative “Let The Sun Shine In – Indiana” Will Work to
  Restore The State’s Oak-Hickory Forests
• November 4-5 Annual Woodland Owner Conference Agenda, Highlights, Hotel Information, and Registration
• The Importance of Legacy Trees
• Hoosier National Forest: Buffalo Springs Restoration Project
  Update
• Top Soft Mast Species for Early Season Deer Attraction
• Invasive Species Watch: Oriental Bittersweet
• Resources for Growing Specialty Mushrooms

Summer 2022

Download or view Summer 2022 newsletter. In this issue:

• Sending up the Bat Signal on Forest Use by Endangered Species
• Introducing Lee Huss, new IFWOA president
• Hoosier National Forest’s Butternut Seed Orchard Contributes to Conservation of the Species
• Woodland Owners Honored for their Stewardship
• 2022 Indiana Forest Policy Update
• Update: Spotted Lanternfly has Hatched

Fall 2021

Download or view Fall 2021 newsletter. In this issue:

• Spotted Lanternfly Found in Indiana
• Carbon Credits Could Provide Additional Income in the Future
• Deam Award Finalists to be Honored
• Invasive Species Watch: Swallow-Worts
• Tips for Cold Weather Chainsaw Operation
• Maintaining Forest Property Lines

Fall 2020

Download or view Fall 2020 newsletter. In this issue:

• The Natural Boom and Bust Cycle of Forest Carbon
• Deam Award Finalists Announced
• Two new forest carbon bills introduced in US Senate
• Introducing Indiana’s New State Forests
• Indiana Woodland Owner Conference Nov 6-7: Agenda, Highlights, On Your Own Activities
• IN Forestry Educational Foundation: Board meeting update, Grant success story, IFEF needs your help
• Recreational Mowing Syndrome
• Resources for Landowners: Videos, tools, webinars, newsletters
• Invasive Species Watch: Chinese (common) privet

Spring 2020

Download or view Spring 2020 newsletter. In this issue:

• Reversing Ruffed Grouse Declines in Indiana
• Deam Award Finalists Honored
• IFEF Forestry Grants Program
• 2020 Legislative Policy Update
• New Terrestrial Plant Rule in Effect in April
• Invasive Lesser Celandine

Fall 2019

Download or view Fall 2019 newsletter. In this issue:

• New Terrestrial Plant Rule Prohibits Sale of Invasive Species in 2020
• Firewood Movement in IN and IN DNR Firewood Rules
• IFWOA Annual Meeting: Agenda and Registration
• Forest Resources of the US
• Assistance Programs for Landowners – NRCS Update

Fall 2018

Download or view Fall 2018 newsletter. In this issue:

• New Purple Paint Law in Effect, Marks Property Boundaries
• New Mile-A-Minute Vine in Monroe County, First State Find
• IFWOA Annual Meeting: Agenda and Registration
• Continuous Forest Inventory from Classified Forest Plots (2013-2017)
• Grasslands for Gamebirds and Songbirds Initiative