Black bears are rarely seen in Indiana. In 2015, a black bear entered the state from Michigan, becoming the first black bear confirmed in Indiana since the 1870s, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Online plant sellers could make it harder for Indiana to enforce its new invasive plants rule. Well-known companies allow Hoosiers to purchase plants from all over the world without knowing theyre invasive.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is working with two other water quality agencies to collect data and samples for a new project called the White River Mainstem Project.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources responded to the scene on the day of the alleged assault and released the 68-page document to The Associated Press Thursday following a public records act request.

The Indiana Natural Resources Commission recently approved the Dilcher-Turner Canyon Forest Nature Preserve in Greene County, a few miles south of the village of Hendricksville.

The state Department of Natural Resources said all of its campgrounds, property-operated cabins, camper cabins and inns would reopen Friday under the eased restrictions approved by Gov. Eric Holcomb.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has seen an increase in hunting licenses recently. It's the first time license sales have been up in several years.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has a goal to plant 1 million trees in the state over the next five years. The Central Indiana Land Trust is helping with those efforts by planting more than 10,000 trees this week.

The Natural Resources Commission recently approved the creation of the Patoka Hills Nature Preserve, which spans nearly 27 acres in southern Indiana's Crawford County.

Bob Vollmer joined the DNR in 1962 and still travels Indiana collecting technical field data and confirming boundary lines for DNR-managed properties.