Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources

28/05/2026

Join us in welcoming Danielle Howard as the new FNR Extension prescribed fire specialist, a position funded by the Sam Shine Foundation. (https://ag.purdue.edu/news/department/fnr/2026/05/fnr-extension-hires-danielle-howard.html) Danielle is a familiar face to those in FNR, having served as the field coordinator for the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment from 2020-2023. She comes into the prescribed fire role after a three-year stint as the central region ecologist for Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish, Wildlife and Nature Preserves.

Indiana Prescribed Fire Council extension Purdue Agriculture

27/05/2026

We kicked off Week 2 of Summer Practicum (May 17-23) with a day trip to Lake in the Clouds and the Porcupine Mountains. Check out some Postcards from Practicum. A little fun in nature was just the refresher needed after a week of field work.

26/05/2026

We are amazed each semester by the creativity and skill of our FNR Furniture Product Development And Strength Design students. Here's a look at the final projects of the Spring 2026 class.

22/05/2026

We send you into the weekend with our second set of Postcards from Practicum, wrapping up Week 1 action. Enjoy!

21/05/2026

We are sad to share about the passing of one of our FNR emeritus professors, Dr. Doug Knudson. Knudson, who worked his entire career as a professor of forestry at Purdue University from 1960-1999 and earned his PhD from FNR in 1965, passed away on May 14 at the age of 89. See his full obituary here: https://www.abplace-funeral-cremation.com/obituaries/Douglas-Marvin-Knudson?obId=48401210&source=SmsSh Share any memories in the comments below or on the obituary page.

Dr. Knudson's daughter Cynthia and son Scott shared that after retiring, South Fork, Colorado, became his home. "He loved it there, and he enjoyed his community of friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens. He led community hikes in the mountains, dove head-first into promoting the Old Spanish Trail Association, sat on the board of the Rio Grande County Museum and went out into the national forest hunting for a Christmas tree for his church every year."

View Douglas Marvin Knudson's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

20/05/2026

Over the years our students have worked with the Cook County Forest Preserves to gain hands-on field training. One of the projects we have been a part of is the urban Chicago coyote project. Check out this recent WGN TV story on the project and catch a glimpse of our students at the 8:29 mark.

In another Purdue tie, former FNR grad student Abby Prieur worked on the Chicago coyote project for several years before she came to Purdue. She recently coauthored a paper on coyote denning there.

19/05/2026

We've received our first Postcards From Practicum. Take a peek at the action during Week 1 of Summer Practicum in Iron River, Michigan. This five-week immersive experience allows our students, many during the summer after their sophomore years, to get hands-on field experience implementing skills from their classwork.

18/05/2026

Our FNR students are at Summer Practicum in Iron River, Michigan, putting the skills they have learned in the classroom into practice. In addition to Practicum, which sophomore Donatella Mudica is attending, there is so much more to love about being a student in forestry, wildlife or aquatic sciences at Purdue. Check it out and find more information at purdue.ag/fnr or email [email protected] to schedule your campus visit today!

18/05/2026

17/05/2026

Graduation day was quite a celebration for some of our FNR students. We are so proud to have been a part of the career journey for 61 undergraduates and eight graduate students that departed Purdue with their diplomas on Friday.

16/05/2026

61 undergraduates and eight graduate students earned their FNR diplomas on Friday. Check them out here and scroll back through our posts to meet them individually.

AQUATIC SCIENCES: Karter Blankenship; Grace Brown; Jack Burian; Bella Cain; David Callicott; Michayla Dinn ; Tyler Fink; Leo Gary; Austin Grant ; Taylor Grino; Erin Haberman ; Grace Hahn ; Autumn Hall ; Madison Haymond ; Austin Mygrant; Elizabeth Nobles; Amelia Roberson; Alex Schaeffer ; Raymen Spink; Mallory Wagner.

FORESTRY: Sophia DeMoss; Zion Dunaway; Chase Fehrenbacher ; Morgan Gibson Downey; Sam Goedde; Jacob Housinger; Hannah Kaluf; Jackson Krakora; Emily McCallister; Bradley Royer; Sidney Schwartz; Isaac Shafer; Albert Spalding; Cassidy Stephens; Benjamin Wegener; Duncan Yandell

INTERDISCIPLINARY AG: Miah Kincer; Olivia Sublett

WILDLIFE: Beca Appelmann; Maddy Bennett; Shelby Bingham; Elena Boughton; Liam Doski; Alexandra Early ; Tom Feaster,; Ian Gabbert ; Darren Goforth; Seth Gregory ; Easton Hinkle; Grace Holmberg; Tucker Johansen; James King; Abby Malott; Noah McBride; Jules McGuire; Maddy Parr ; Tallulah Rehder; Kelton Smith; Taryn Steed ; Natalie Warrick; Jaylin White

GRADUATE STUDENTS: Zach Horve (MS); Jong Yeon Joon; Delaney Jones(MS); Siddharth Lavu (MS); Desmond Mensah (MS); Ankita Mitra (PhD); Max Moran (MS); Jinyuan Shao (PhD); Thad Swart (MS)