{"id":21417,"date":"2023-03-08T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=21417"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:06:47","slug":"100-year-project-newsletter-hardwood-ecosystem-experiment-hee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/100-year-project-newsletter-hardwood-ecosystem-experiment-hee\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Year Project Newsletter, Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hee-update-newsletter-fall-winter-2023.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21419 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hee-update-newsletter-fall-winter-2023.png\" alt=\"HEE Update newsletter cover.\" width=\"325\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hee-update-newsletter-fall-winter-2023.png 325w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hee-update-newsletter-fall-winter-2023-295x500.png 295w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hee-update-newsletter-fall-winter-2023-250x423.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"https:\/\/heeforeststudy.org\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fall\/Winter 2022 HEE Update<\/a> newsletter is now available online. Research highlights and student news include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bat Research in the News<\/li>\n<li>Thank You Danielle<\/li>\n<li>We Are Hiring<\/li>\n<li>A Second HEE Departure<\/li>\n<li>Welcome New Graduate Students<\/li>\n<li>HEE Publications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe HEE Update\u201d is distributed to anyone interested in receiving updates on the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE). The newsletter includes updates of field work, media attention, committee meetings, extension events, job announcements, publications, and presentations. Anyone can receive this newsletter. If you would like to be added to the newsletter list email Dr. Mike Saunders, associate professor of silviculture, Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources, at <a href=\"mailto:msaunder@purdue.edu\">msaunder@purdue.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What is HEE?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThe focus of forest science is increasingly shifting to the management of forests as complex systems rather than as simple agricultural landscapes\u2014with a much greater appreciation for the interactive ecosystem processes. In addition, now for many forest landowners, the ecological value of their land is at least as important as the economic return. It is, therefore, vital to understand how forest management affects not only timber production, but also the overall function of forested ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heeforeststudy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE)<\/a>\u00a0is a long-term, large-scale experimental study of forest management and its impacts. The project was initiated in 2006 with partners including: Ball State University, Drake University, Indiana State University, Purdue Entomology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IN DNR), and the Indiana Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society.<\/p>\n<p>For information about study sites, harvesting treatments, sampling design, and more, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/heeforeststudy.org\/project\/\">Project Overview and Design<\/a>\u00a0page and US Forest Service General Technical Report NRS-P-108,\u00a0<a id=\"HEE 2013 GTR\" href=\"https:\/\/research.fs.usda.gov\/treesearch\/42882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: A Framework For Studying Responses to Forest Management<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heeforeststudy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment<\/a>, Website<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7WwNwEkFciCFe3wBWLI07vR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE)<\/a>, YouTube Playlist, Purdue Extension\u2013Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4XU_HPMXNU0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prescribed Fire<\/a>, Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE) YouTube Video<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f9YivvolkYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert: Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE) Birds and Salamander Research<\/a>, Video, Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5ktE8QP5TCY?si=Fm9eFUzY1RuhDJU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment \u2013 Wildlife Responses to Timber Harvesting<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension\u2019s resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-500-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: Indiana Forestry and Wildlife<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heeforeststudy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fall\/Winter 2022 HEE Update newsletter is now available online. Research highlights and student news include: Bat Research in the News Thank You Danielle We Are Hiring A Second HEE Departure Welcome New Graduate Students HEE Publications \u201cThe HEE Update\u201d is distributed to anyone interested in receiving updates on the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE). 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