by Wendy Mayer | Oct 14, 2025 | 2025 Newsletter, Fall 2025 Newsletter
As autumn colors begin returning to Indiana’s forests, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the collaborations, research, and engagement activities that continue to advance the mission of the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC). From expanded...
by Wendy Mayer | Oct 13, 2025 | 2025 Newsletter, Fall 2025 Newsletter, News
Understanding how individual trees interact with their neighbors is essential for developing management prescriptions that support the regeneration and growth of hardwood species. A newly-funded HTIRC research project led by Drs. Insu Jo and Mike Jenkins seeks to...
by Wendy Mayer | Oct 13, 2025 | 2025 Newsletter, Fall 2025 Newsletter, News
Dr. Insu Jo grew up on Jeju Island, the largest island in South Korea. His parents were farmers, operating a mandarin orange orchard. Insu played around the farm and had a “quite close connection to nature,” which eventually led him to study plant ecology at Seoul...
by Wendy Mayer | Oct 10, 2025 | 2025 Newsletter, Fall 2025 Newsletter, News
White oaks are a keystone species in the Central Hardwood Forest Region, for many reasons from aesthetics to cultural, ecological and economic value. White oak is used in a variety of commercial forest products from whiskey barrels to flooring, cabinetry and furniture...
by Wendy Mayer | Oct 8, 2025 | 2025 Newsletter, Fall 2025 Newsletter, News
Dr. Morgan Furze, assistant professor of botany and plant pathology and forestry and natural resources, considers herself an eco-physiologist. Her work considers how plants function in response to their environment. Although Morgan’s favorite activity as a child was...
by Wendy Mayer | Oct 8, 2025 | 2025 Newsletter, Fall 2025 Newsletter, News
Success with tree plantings for conservation purposes like wildlife habitat, re-establishing forest areas, controlling erosion, creating windbreaks or riparian buffers, or future timber products involves prior planning and preparation before the first tree is planted....
