The White House's strategy to reverse dramatic declines in bee numbers calls for the restoration of 7 million acres of bee-friendly habitat. Critics say the plan ignores a key culprit: pesticides.

The national strategy addresses the alarming decline in honeybee populations. It calls for more bee habitat and more research into ways to protect bees from disease and pesticides.

The app provides information about the effects emerald ash borers have on trees and how to treat them.

Authorities say the gypsy moth is one of North America's most destructive invasive species. It eats the foliage of oak and other trees and shrubs.

The decline was part of a long-term deer-reduction plan by the Department of Natural Resources to reduce Indiana's deer herds.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is opening 1,166 acres along the Wabash River to public use as part of its Healthy Rivers Initiative. The lands will open to public use with the start of spring turkey hunting season on Wednesday.

A Purdue University honeybee specialist says Indiana's bee populations weathered the state's recent cold winter in much better shape than they did a year ago.

State officials say an insect that's involved in spreading a fungus that's deadly to black walnut trees has been found for the first time in Indiana.

The legislation requires owners of above ground storage tanks that are near a public water source to report what's in those tanks - such as hazardous chemicals. And it forces public water utilities to develop emergency response plans for tank spills. The requirements apply to tanks within a quarter of a mile of a water source.

Prescribed fire is one of the tools conservationists use to help sustain the biodiversity of certain natural areas.