Got Nature? Blog

Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation and sustainable management of forests in Indiana. The Fall Leaves & Limbs Newsletter is now available online and is open to all who would like to view the articles and resources.

Fall 2025 Leaves & Limbs Newsletter includes:

• • Restoring Future Forests: How Fire, Deer and Canopy Gaps Shape Forests and Regeneration Potential
  • A Message from the IFWOA President, Lee Huss
  • Upcoming forestry events
  • Indiana 2025 Woodland Owner Conference (October 31-November 1 at Turkey Run): Agenda, field tours, overview, hotel and registration information
  • Indiana Landowners to be Recognized for Their Stewardship
  • District Nominees Share Their Passion
  • Time to Order Tree Seedlings form Indiana DNR Vallonia Nursery
  • Welcome New Executive Directory – Phil Woolery!
  • New Resources from Purdue Extesion
  • Program Overview: The Sourthern Indiana Sentinel Landscape (SISL) Regional Conservation Partnership Program
  • What Can You Tell Me About the Dunstan Chestnut?
  • Elm Zigzag Sawfly: New Pest to Elm
  • Grasslands for Gamebirds and Songbirds Program
  • Forestry Economic Contributions in Indiana and the U.S.
  • What’s in a Name?, by Allen Pursell, Same Shine Foundation, Inc.
  • Research on Indiana’s Paoli Experimental Forest
  • Seven U.S. Animal Species That are Invasive in Other Countries
  • And More!

More About IFWOA
IFWOA hosts the Indiana Woodland Owner Conference  which include field programs and indoor sessions on wildlife and habitat, forest management and other  topics for landowners. The 2026 conference is November 6-7 and is open to anyone. Over 200 landowners attend for discussions and networking.

IFWOA advocates for scientific best practices for woodland management to achieve objectives like clean water, wildlife habitat, soil protection, native species diversity, timber production, recreation, carbon sequestration and many others.

This Indiana association has members in every county of Indiana both woodland owners and non-owners, city and rural dwellers, family farmers, wildlife conservationists, agriculture and forestry professionals, tree farmers, loggers, scientists, educators — anyone who cares about the health of Indiana forests and woodlands, and wants to assure those lands receive the care and support they need.

Membership in IFWOA provides a valuable network linkage to information and resources at the leading edge of science, industry and politics impacting Indiana woodlands. If you would like to learn more about membership view Join Today, Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA).

Resources:
Subscribe: Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA) YouTube Channel
“Magnificent Trees of Indiana” webinar with author Carroll Ritter, IFWOA YouTube Channel
Forest Improvement Handbook, The Education Store, Purdue Extension’s resource center
Planting Hardwood Seedlings – The Education Store
Ordering Seedlings from the State Forest Nursery System, Got Nature? – Purdue Extension-FNR
Importance of Hardwood Tree Planting – The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center
Designing Hardwood Tree Plantings for Wildlife – The Education Store
ID That Tree – YouTube Playlist
Forest Management for Reptiles and Amphibians: A Technical Guide for the Midwest, The Education Store
Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment – Forest Birds , Purdue Extension – FNR YouTube Channel
Ask the Expert: Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment – Birds and Salamander Research, Purdue Extension – FNR
Subscribe to Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Channel

Phil Woolery, Forestry and Natural Resources
Walnut Council, IFWOA & HTIRC Engagement Specialist