Newsletter Fall 2024

The Purdue Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC) is partnering with Tree Pro to distribute select hardwood seedlings from its breeding program beginning in March 2025. The partnership, which will mark the HTIRC’s first commercial release of...

Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Extension, in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy and contributions from HTIRC staff, has produced an online collection of publications and videos to help landowners and managers identify and manage the impacts of...

Canadian and US researchers working to conserve American butternut, Juglans cinerea, gathered both virtually and in-person at the Purdue University John S. Wright Center on September 25, 2024, to share results from projects around the region. Butternut, a close...

Olivia Bigham, a PhD student in the Ginzel Lab at Purdue University recently presented on Sassafras Wilt in Indiana on the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) University webinar series, a national webinar series highlighting forest insect, disease, and health research and...

A webinar series covering some core considerations for tree improvement, plus additional webinars on specific topics like black walnut seed orchard management and best practices for seed handling, is available from the U.S. Forest Service Reforestation, Nurseries and...

Purdue’s Harrold Woodland property in Whitley County has a large acreage of 30-year-old mixed hardwood plantations. A recent tour there, hosted by Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue Extension, Indiana Walnut Council and Indiana Forestry & Woodland...

Every year HTIRC staff and students harvest hundreds of pounds of seed to support forestry researchers and nursery stakeholders, especially the Indiana Division of Forestry’s Vallonia State Nursery. Starting this year, the HTIRC also began supplying seed from select...

HTIRC staff Drs. Songlin Fei and Mike Saunders and extension specialist Liz Jackson, along with other Purdue Forestry & Natural Resources staff, attended the Society of American Foresters convention in September in Loveland, Colorado. Dr. Fei and digital forestry...

Dr. Matt Ginzel was selected to participate in the Purdue Insights Faculty Forum, a leadership program that focuses on preparing and supporting faculty to take on enhanced leadership roles. He was one of only two faculty members from the College of Agriculture...

The Women of Color (WOC) STEM Awards are highly prestigious and competitive, recognizing exceptional leadership, innovation, and commitment to diversity within STEM fields. Securing even one of these awards signifies a substantial contribution to advancing diversity...