Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Natural Resources
October 25, 2018
Authorities Seek To Curb Ginseng Plant Thefts In Indiana
The root of the plant is touted as an herbal medicine. Harvesting and sale are regulated.
Read MoreOctober 17, 2018
Fungal Blight That Infects Boxwood Shrubs Found In Indiana
The state Department of Natural Resources says an inspector found the boxwood blight fungus in early October on boxwoods at a store owned by a national home and garden chain.
Read MoreOctober 12, 2018
DNR: Cold Snap Will Spark Delayed Fall Foliage Spectrum
The state Department of Natural Resources says recent unseasonably warm weather had delayed the arrival of fall foliage.
Read MoreOctober 10, 2018
15 Indiana Counties Sharing In $210K In Timber Sale Revenue
The DNR's Division of Forestry allocates 15 percent of timber sale revenue from state forests to counties where the harvests occur.
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2018
Plan Calls For Logging To Help Restore Native Hardwood Trees
The plan calls for logging to concentrate on removing stagnated and dying pine trees to create better growing conditions for healthy trees, including black walnut, cherry, oaks, hickory, poplar and maple.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2018
Admission To Indiana State Parks Will Be Free On Sept. 22
The entrance fees are being waived in recognition of National Public Lands Day, the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2018
State Wants To Grow Hardwoods Industry
Instead of exporting lumber, officials want more of it to be used to make products in Indiana.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2018
DNR Officials: State's ATV Helmet Law Is Working
The law requires anyone under 18 to wear a helmet when riding all-terrain vehicles.
Read MoreMay 21, 2018
Logging In State Forests Continues To Raise Ire Of Some Environmental Groups
The Indiana Forest Alliance recently set out on a short hike in the Jackson-Washington State Forest to talk about logging practices. And state legislators and representatives from the Department of Natural Resources joined them to see the results first hand.
Read MoreMay 15, 2018
Proposals For Bobcat Hunting, Killing Of 'Nuisance Animals' Struck Down
The proposed rules would have created a hunting season for bobcats and required animal control to kill any "nuisance animals" caught.
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