{"id":21907,"date":"2023-04-14T09:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T13:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=21907"},"modified":"2026-01-24T14:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:39:02","slug":"natural-resources-university-podcasts-earn-anrep-gold-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/natural-resources-university-podcasts-earn-anrep-gold-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Resources University Podcasts Earn ANREP Gold Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Natural Resources University podcast group received the gold award in the podcast or radio category from the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals<\/a> (ANREP). The NRU podcast group includes the Habitat University podcast co-hosted by Purdue Extension wildlife specialist Jarred Brooke<\/a> and Adam Janke, an extension wildlife specialist at Iowa State University.<\/p>\n

\u201cReceiving the ANREP Gold Award is an honor,\u201d Brooke said. \u201cWhat started as casual conversations amongst colleagues about creating science-based natural resources podcasts has blossomed into a podcast network with multiple unique podcasts and over 100 episodes. This collaboration has been a great avenue to get up-to-date science about natural resource management into landowners and managers’ hands (and ears).\u201d<\/p>\n

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The NRU podcast group<\/a> initially began with four science-based podcasts<\/a> covering different aspects of natural resource management: Deer University, Pond University, Fire University and Habitat University.<\/p>\n

Deer University<\/a>, which is hosted by Dr. Bronson Strickland and Steve Demarais, focuses on the science of deer, including deer ecology, biology and management.<\/p>\n

Pond University<\/a>, which was co-hosted by FNR\u2019s Mitch Zischke and Megan Gunn<\/a> before ending its 11-episode run in August 2021, covered topics from pond habitat to fish stocking, vegetation control and pond construction.<\/p>\n

Fire University<\/a>, which is hosted by Dr. Marcus Lashley, covers the gamut of the latest research in fire ecology and how it relates to management of wildlife and plant communities.<\/p>\n

Habitat University<\/a>, hosted by Brooke and Janke, discusses the science behind wildlife habitat management and how landowners and manages can use different habitat management practices to improve their land for wildlife.<\/p>\n

New to the NRU family in 2022-2023 are:<\/p>\n