Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Natural Resources
February 5, 2018
Indiana House Approves Bill To Fix Rifle Hunting Mistake
A law approved last year prohibited deer hunters from using rifles on public property.
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2018
Meadow, Forest Sites Designated New Indiana Nature Preserves
Indiana now has 284 nature preserves covering more than 50,000 acres across the state.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2018
Masked Protesters Given Warnings For Trespassing At Yellowwood
The forest is public property, but the Department of Natural Resources says the area was closed to the public for an ongoing timber harvest.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2017
DNR Confirms Yellowwood Logging Is Underway
While the DNR released no official start date for the logging, the agency specifies it must be complete no later than March 31, 2018.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2017
Protests In Yellowwood State Forest Die Down As Logging Begins
DNR representatives say timber harvest is a tool used to keep the forest healthy by maintaining a balance of old-growth and young-growth trees.
Read MoreDecember 11, 2017
Many Snowy Owls Expected To Flock Into Midwestern States
The owls are migrating south from northern Canada during what's called an irruption, which the owls cycle through every four to five years.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2017
Task Force Discusses Expanding Indiana's Bike Trails
According to a Department of Natural Resources representative, there are more than 400 miles of potential trails that could be built.
Read MoreNovember 16, 2017
DNR Intensifying Sampling For Chronic Waste Disease In Deer
A deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Illinois, near the Indiana border, prompting intensified surveillance from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2017
1,700 Trees Sell For About $108K At Timber Auction In Yellowwood
A person looking to preserve the trees bid $150,000 but was turned down because they didn't have a timber license.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2017
Save Yellowwood Group Camps Out In Protest Of Timber Auction
Members of Save Yellowwood are camping out in tents on private property, near the area where logging is planned.
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