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2024 HTIRC Annual Report Is Available

2024 HTIRC Annual Report Is Available

The 2024 HTIRC Annual Report details how the Center worked to further our mission of advancing the science and application of tree improvement, management and protection of hardwood forests. See the report.

HTIRC Partners with Tree Pro to Distribute Hardwood Seedlings

HTIRC Partners with Tree Pro to Distribute Hardwood Seedlings

The Purdue HTIRC has signed a commercial partnership agreement with Tree Pro to distribute select hardwood seedlings from its breeding program. The partnership, which will mark the HTIRC’s first commercial release of seedlings in its 25-year history, will see Tree Pro distribute bare root seedlings of six species across its timber select, conservation and wildlife lines. Species are on sale now and set for a March 2025 delivery date

Alien Forest Pest Explorer: Forest Health Applications

Alien Forest Pest Explorer: Forest Health Applications

Alien Forest Pest Explorer is an interactive, spatial tool that compiles data from many sources to visualize the current range of invasive pests and provide inventory statistics about status and trends of their hosts. Sue Crocker, Randy Morin, and Songlin Fei will provide an...

About Our Strategic Plan

Research & Development 

Research and development projects are centered on improvement, management, and protection of hardwoods

Engagement & Extension

By communicating state-of-the-art, science-based information, and technology and by linking stakeholder needs to the scientific community

Education

Developing future researchers and practitioners with expertise in the science and application of tree improvement, management, and protection of hardwood forests. 

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The mission of the HTIRC is to advance the science and application of tree improvement, management, and protection of hardwood forests, with emphasis in the Central Hardwood Forest Region (CHRF). 

- HTIRC Team

Our Partners & Collaborators

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  • Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
  • USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
  • USDA Forest Service Eastern Region State and Private Forestry
  • Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Dividion of Forestry
  • Walnut Council 
  • Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association
  • American Chestnut Foundation
  • Indiana Forestry and Woodland Owners Association
  • National Hardwood Lumber Association
  • ArborAmerica, Inc
  • Steelcase, Inc
  • American Forest Management, Inc
  • Nelson Irrigation
  • Fred M. van Eck Forest Foundation