Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Natural Resources
January 4, 2022
Indiana hunters have donated enough venison for 2M meals
When Debra Treesh’s children moved away, she and her husband didn’t need as much venison, but they didn’t know what to do with the leftovers. That’s when she contacted a local food bank.
Read MoreOctober 18, 2021
New biking trail opens in Indiana's Brown County State Park
The trail is the second of three new routes being completed in the park with a $200,000 state grant to the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association for developing 7.5 miles of new mountain bike trails.
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2021
DNR Reminds Hunters About Tree Stand Safety As Accidents Climb Amid Pandemic Recreation
The number one cause of hunting accidents in Indiana isn't mishandling firearms, it's falling out of trees.
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2021
Decreased Ginseng Harvest During Pandemic Not Cause For Concern Yet, According To DNR
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources enforces a harvest season and other regulations to protect its wild crop of ginseng from going extinct.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2021
Bird Feeders Are Allowed Again — Though The Illness Killing Songbirds Is Still A Mystery
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Friday that Hoosiers in all counties can put their bird feeders back out again.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2021
DNR, Environmental Groups Concerned About Proposed Pipeline Underneath Ohio River
The pipeline would bring gas from other states to two small natural gas plants in southern Indiana that CenterPoint Energy intends to build.
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2021
Songbird Deaths In Indiana, Other States Remain A Mystery
The illness appears to be primarily affecting songbirds. Commonly affected species include: blue jays, American robins, common grackles, Northern cardinals, starlings, and brown-headed cowbirds.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2021
UPDATE: DNR Says Bear Found Dead In Northern Indiana Appears Hit By Car
State wildlife officials are investigating after a black bear was found dead in far northern Indiana in one of only a handful of confirmed instances of the mammal in the state since the late 19th century.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2021
Bird Feeders Allowed Again In Some Indiana Counties
The Department of Natural Resources has asked 16 counties to keep bird feeders down while the investigation of a mysterious illness in songbirds continues.
Read MoreAugust 2, 2021
Black Man Assaulted At Indiana Lake Faces Criminal Charges
A Black man who said a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to "get a noose" at a southern Indiana lake is facing criminal charges more than a year after the confrontation that earlier led to charges against two of the alleged attackers.
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