Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Natural Resources
July 4, 2017
Peregrine Falcons Thriving In Indiana
DNR biologists monitor peregrine falcon nesting every year, banding most young falcons with leg identification tags to help monitor movement and survival.
Read MoreJune 19, 2017
Purdue, DNR To Host Workshops On Invasive Forest Pests
Each workshop will include presentations on the emerald ash borer, the Asian longhorned beetle and other pests, including how to identify and manage them.
Read MoreJune 9, 2017
DNR Offers Free Outdoor Activities
The Ford Hoosier Outdoor Experience will give people a free chance this weekend to try about 50 outdoor activities at Fort Harrison State Park.
Read MoreMay 18, 2017
Hoosiers Can Fish For Free Saturday
Indiana residents who are age 18 and older will be allowed to fish public waters without a fishing license or a trout stamp on Saturday, May 20.
Read MoreApril 24, 2017
Indiana Lake Key To Muskie Stockings Has Surge In Young Fish
The DNR attributes the increase to its efforts to stock that lake with more young muskies and provide them with more vegetation cover from predators.
Read MoreApril 18, 2017
Indiana Deer Harvest, Collisions With Vehicles Fell In 2016
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says deer-vehicle collisions across Indiana numbered more than 14,000 last year, down nearly 9 percent from 2015.
Read MoreApril 12, 2017
Indiana DNR Aims To Protect Ash Trees From Deadly Borer
The DNR says the emerald ash borer has killed nearly all mature ash trees across Indiana's northern two-thirds.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2017
Bear Believed Hibernating In Indiana Spotted On The Move
Indiana's Department of Natural Resources says the bear was seen last year in the Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2017
DNR: Indiana Wildlife Donations Fell After Tax Form Change
The Department of Natural Resources says the Nongame Wildlife Fund's donations fell more than 60 percent last year.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2017
Keep An Eye Out For Eagle-Watching Opportunities This Winter
Thanks to a successful reintroduction program at Lake Monroe in Bloomington during the late 1980s, bald eagle sightings are much more common in Indiana. The cold winter months are some of the best times to see eagles.
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