Forestry and Natural Resources

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Help the Hellbender - A Minecraft Conservation Quest
Minecraft Meets the Hellbender
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Andrew Reyes works on target training with female giraffes Asha (left) and Jasiri (right); Andrew presents his research findings to Brookfield Zoo board of directors.
FNR Field Report: Andrew Reyes

Senior wildlife major Andrew Reyes spent his summer as an animal care intern at Brookfield Zoo in...

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A young Kristin Floress stands in a forested area with a friend in 2006; Floress stands in front of ruins in 2017; Floress holds her Distinguished Alumni plaque in April 2026.
Meet Kristin Floress: 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Dr. Kristin Floress, who earned her PhD from Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources in 2008, has...

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Dr. Ted Cable holds a raccoon in his younger years; Cable visits the Taj Mahal in India while working at Kansas State; Cable holds his book Interpreting Cultural and Natural Heritage for a Better World.
Meet Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Ted Cable

Dr. Ted Cable, Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources’ 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award...

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Sherri Reinsch, research associate and hellbender husbandry coordinator gently handles a hellbender in the lab. (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)
Minecraft Meets the Hellbender

The eastern hellbender salamander will never win a wildlife beauty pageant. It’s believed...

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Two Purdue students compete in the Jack and Jack double buck competition at Midwest Conclave 2026
FNR Students Experience Midwest Forestry Conclave

The Purdue student chapter of the Society of American Foresters participated in the 69th Midwest...

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The Ecology of Natural Disturbances class stands in front of the Smoky Mountains.
Disturbance Ecology Comes to Life on Spring Break Trip

Every other year, the FNR 53600/53601 Ecology of Natural Disturbances class takes a spring break...

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Globally renowned faculty

World-class faculty impact the U.S. and beyond.

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Students Impact the Future

98% FNR graduate students are successfully employed or continued with their education.

Leaves, research properties
Cutting Edge Research Facilities

 Research conducted with 25 forest properties across the state and 18 labs.

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Globally renowned faculty

World-class faculty impact the U.S. and beyond.

Graduation hat and diploma, students impact the future.
Students Impact the Future

98% FNR graduate students are successfully employed or continued with their education.

Leaves, research properties
Cutting Edge Research Facilities

 Research conducted with 25 forest properties across the state and 18 labs.

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A new indoors . . . for a greater outdoors.

A new, state-of-the-art, Forestry and Natural Resources building is essential to increasing our technological capabilities, expanding space for program growth, and bringing all FNR faculty, staff, and students under one roof to foster greater interdisciplinary collaborations.

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