The Buffalo Springs Restoration Project, proposed for National Forest System lands on the Hoosier National Forest primarily in Orange County, is in the early stages of analysis. The Hoosier National Forest has begun considering implementing actions within this area of the Forest that are aimed at improving and diversifying the forest’s conditions to benefit native
In an effort to preserve history, the U.S. Navy is sustainably managing a 50,000-acre forest in Indiana. Naval Support Activity Crane (NSA Crane) has managed this area for over 60 years, and the forest provides some of the richest biodiversity in all of Indiana.
Since 1986 NWOA has ranked the top ten family forestry issues in the United States through an annual vote by the leaders of the 42 state affiliates (including IFWOA). Their polling for the 2021 suggests little change from 2020. The ten issues separate into concerns: Markets, Invasives, Taxes, Right-to-Practice Forestry and Keeping Forests as Forests.
Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association, in coordination with the Indiana Division of Forestry, is seeking woodland owner volunteers who are interested in helping to measure the impacts of deer on tree regeneration. We are looking for volunteers to install deer exclosure fencing on their property to demonstrate deer impact effects.
150 woodland owners joined us November 4-5 in the Columbus area for the annual woodland owner conference sponsored by IFWOA. Friday’s program was a field tour of Jackson-Washington State Forest with an evening dessert reception and presentation at the Columbus Clarion hotel. Saturday’s program included a keynote speaker plus several concurrent sessions on topics of interest to woodland owners.
Pictures of the destruction on Clark State Forest, Indiana’s oldest state forest from the 3/2/12 tornadoes. (Pictures: PDF 5.5 MB) (Video, WHAS channel 11)
RT @INFishWildlife: Have you seen me? We are tracking records of Mudpuppies, an aquatic salamander living in Indiana's lakes and stream… https://t.co/75QdUkQYcf,10 hours ago
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RT @NACDconserve: Producers and landowners will be able to start signing up for the Conservation Reserve Program at the end of the mo… https://t.co/SSqFw2JlFy,Jan 27
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