{"id":25419,"date":"2023-09-07T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=25419"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:51:19","slug":"mydnr-new-multi-agency-research-partnership-to-benefit-indianas-wildlife-and-wild-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/mydnr-new-multi-agency-research-partnership-to-benefit-indianas-wildlife-and-wild-places\/","title":{"rendered":"MyDNR: New multi-agency research partnership to benefit Indiana\u2019s wildlife and wild places"},"content":{"rendered":"

MyDNR,<\/a> Indiana’s Outdoor Newsletter<\/em>: The Indiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, or CRU, that Purdue will host, brings together the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Purdue University, the DNR, and the Wildlife Management Institute.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Its focus will be on delivering actionable science addressing fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources in Indiana and beyond, including the connection between the health of wildlife and the health of people.<\/p>\n

The CRU Program is results focused, bringing together natural resource managers and researchers to work as a team to address the most pressing natural resource management needs with science. As such, the partnerships formalized with the creation of CRUs lead to true co-production of research.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe creation of this new unit is another milestone in the highly successful USGS Cooperative Research Units Program, and we are proud to join the state of Indiana, Purdue University, the USGS, Wildlife Management Institute, and others to address conservation questions facing Indiana and the region,\u201d said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Science Applications Program Assistant Regional Director Craig Czarnecki. \u201cWe look forward to engaging with the students and professionals at Purdue University as we co-develop scientific research and support the next generation of conservationists.\u201d<\/p>\n

But CRUs don\u2019t just tackle management needs. They do so while cultivating the next generation of scientists and resource managers. The new Indiana CRU will focus on education, training, and outreach related to natural resources vital not only to Indiana, but the Midwest and regional economies as well.<\/p>\n

Like all CRUs, the Indiana CRU will consist of 2-5 federal scientists along with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and administrative specialists. Federal scientists will serve as faculty at Purdue University, teaching graduate-level courses, supervising graduate students and postdocs, offering workshops for students and cooperators, and conducting research on natural resources topics. Once created, each CRU formalizes research priorities, like aquatic conservation or wildlife disease. Indiana CRU partners will decide these in the coming months.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to the tremendous opportunity that collaboration with the Indiana CRU will bring to our state and Purdue University,\u201d said Karen Plaut, executive vice president of research at Purdue University. \u201cIt will have a direct impact on graduate education as well as research productivity and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

For full article please visit: The partnership is Indiana\u2019s first U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>, Indiana DNR Calendar.<\/p>\n

Sign up to receive the MyDNR Newsletter by email: MyDNR Email Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

Resources:
\n<\/strong>Purdue Announces New USGS Cooperative Research Unit<\/a>, Purdue Agriculture New
\n<\/strong>Wildlife Habitat Education Program: Wildlife Identification Guide<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center
\nWildlife Habitat Education Program – Teaching and Learning Wildlife Management Practices<\/a>, The Education Store
\nWildlife Habitat Evaluation Program: Preparing for the Wildlife Challenge<\/a>, The Education Store
\nDeveloping a Wildlife Habitat Management Plan<\/a>, The Education Store
\nWoodland Wildlife Management<\/a>, The Education Store
\nPurdue Integrated Deer Management Project<\/a>, Purdue College of Agriculture
\n<\/a>Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) Publications<\/a>
\nIndiana Pond Fish, Species Identification Card Set<\/a>, Purdue Extension – Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR)
\nA Guide to Small-Scale Fish Processing Using Local Kitchen Facilities<\/a>, The Education Store
\nSubscribe to\u00a0Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Channel<\/a>
\nInvasive Species<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension – FNR YouTube Channel
\nWhat are invasive species and why should I care?<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension – Forestry and Natural Resources
\nInvasive plants: Impact on Environment and People,<\/a> The Education Store, Purdue Extension’s resource center
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Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Department of Fish & Wildlife<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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