DNR Taking Apps For Youth Turkey Hunts
INDIANAPOLIS – A youth turkey hunt will be offered April 22-23, hosted by the Indiana DNR.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – A youth turkey hunt will be offered April 22-23, hosted by the Indiana DNR.
Read MoreWARSAW — The “Breakfast with a Forester” series is returning to Warsaw for an encore. Foresters from Arrow Head Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Forestry Committee will host informal breakfast meetings from 8-9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, July 19, Aug. 16 and Sept. 20, at the American Table Restaurant … Read More
INDIANA — Indiana conservation officers held their annual awards program May 19 in the South Atrium of the state capitol building. Officer Dustin Whitehead, Elkhart County, was named the 2015 James D. Pitzer Indiana Conservation Officer of the Year. Whitehead received this honor after his nomination was read … Read More
NORTH LIBERTY — Indiana Conservation Officers will host a recruiting event at 5 p.m. next Tuesday, December 8, at Potato Creek State Park Nature Center, 25601 SR 4, North Liberty. The presentation will last approximately one hour and topics will include physical fitness standards, a practice test, the … Read More
By MIKE MOLNAR Manager, Lake Michigan Coastal Program, DNR Division of Nature Preserves INDIANA — Viewing a newly designed website provides a virtual looks at what only divers used to be able to access. The website, part of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources website, features the J.D. … Read More
By MARTY BENSON DNR Assistant Director of Communications INDIANAPOLIS — Facebook followers of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources can “talk” online with aquatic invasive species expert Eric Fischer from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26,on the DNR’s Facebook wall. Fischer will talk about aquatic invasive species, how they … Read More
MONROE COUNTY, IN — The Indiana DNR is warning the public to watch out for Timber Rattlesnakes, in a Facebook post Aug. 4. According to IDNR officials, the heat is making snakes more active recently. Several Timber Rattlesnakes were spotted in Morgan Monroe State Forest last week. Timber Rattlesnakes … Read More
WARSAW — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a death that occurred on Little Chapman Lake. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, Indiana Conservation Officers responded to a person unresponsive in the water on Little Chapman Lake. Initial reports indicate that an adult male was swimming from a boat … Read More
Indiana Conservation Officers had to conduct multiple rescues for people attempting fast-moving flood waters throughout the state Sunday, June 28. According to reports, officers were successful in four unrelated incidents involving people using kayaks on flooded rivers. Three kayakers were rescued on the Whitewater River in Fayette county. … Read More
The last week has produced some interesting animals found by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, District 3, which includes Benton, Boone, Cass, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties. Officer Brenda Louthain responded to a call about an armadillo that had been struck by a … Read More
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources reports that it stocked 31.9 million fish in 70 counties in 2014. In a typical year, stocking numbers usually range between 22 and 24 million fish. The increase was due primarily to a nearly record number of walleye eggs collected by DNR … Read More
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources would like to offer Hoosiers some advice on dealing with Canada geese that may have become a nuisance on their property. According to the DNR, most goose issues occur from March through June, during the birds’ nesting season. This is when geese … Read More
Purdue University is partnering with three Indiana zoos and the state on a conservation program for hellbender salamanders. The program will involve raising salamanders in captivity and then returning them to their natural habitat after a few years to be tracked. Rod Williams, associate professor of wildlife science … Read More
Two teenagers died Sunday afternoon after falling through ice while ice fishing in Owen county with family members. Rescue workers were called just before 1:30 p.m., but had to negotiate through steep, rocky terrain to reach the rural rock quarry north of Spencer, IN, where the boys had … Read More
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has announced that conservation officer Captain Jason Lee graduated from the 258th FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia. “This is a unique opportunity for members of our leadership,” said DNR law enforcement director Danny L. East. “We are proud of Captain … Read More
Indiana Conservation Officer Jon Cook was patrolling rural Fulton County on the morning of Nov. 28 when he came across four generations of the Garl family celebrating their youngest member’s first buck deer harvest of his young life. Colin Garl, 10, had just harvested a nice buck deer … Read More