PROGRAM IMPACTS

Program Impacts

Aquaculture

Issue: Although not a large industry in the state, existing and potential aquaculture producers look to Purdue for information to assist with improving their operations and getting started. Additionally, the...

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Aquaponics

Issue: There is an increasing interest in aquaponics, the combination of fish production with hydroponic vegetable production. In most cases producers are interested in small scale rearing for home consumption....

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Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces

Issue: Public spaces are essential to the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of communities. They are the shared resources such as parks and town centers that define a sense of...

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Forest Management for the Private Woodland Owner Course

Issue: Forests cover nearly 20% of Indiana, and approximately 85% is in private ownerships like farms and families. Less than 20% of those owners have a forest management plan to...

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Forest Management Twilight Tour

Issue: Woodlands provide a multitude of environmental (e.g., carbon sequestration, enhance water quality, wildlife habitat), economic (e.g., timber, wood products manufacturing, tourism), and social (e.g., recreation, aesthetics) benefits to Indiana...

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Indiana Woodland Steward

Issue: Woodlands provide a multitude of environmental (e.g., carbon sequestration, enhance water quality, wildlife habitat), economic (e.g., timber, wood products manufacturing, tourism), and social (e.g., recreation, aesthetics) benefits to Indiana...

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No Adverse Impact Approach Workshop

Issue: The No Adverse Impact approach to floodplain management was developed by the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) in 2001. This managing principal was the product of a realization;...

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Professional Landscape Management School

Issue: Professional arborists, horticulturists, including lawn and tree care companies, garden centers, and landscapers, require training in proper management techniques and pest control to better serve their customers and protect...

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Rainscaping Education

Issue: Rainscaping includes the use of sustainable landscape design and management practices at both the household and community scales to prevent pollution from reaching water bodies by directing stormwater to...

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Raising Marine Shrimp in Indiana

Issue: There continues to be significant interest in rearing marine shrimp in Indiana and the Midwest. Two issues of interest to existing and potential producers are supply of shrimp larvae...

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Tipping Points

Issue: Throughout the Great Lakes Basin, community leaders are challenged with long-term management decisions that result in substantial impacts to ecological integrity and community quality of life. To protect natural...

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