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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has awarded grants to 10 communities and organizations to support tree planting and maintenance projects.

Since John Bacone joined DNR in 1978, the number of nature preserves in Indiana has grown sixfold: from 46 to 300.

Common wall lizards are native to Europe. The Indiana DNR is concerned they could compete with native lizards for food and shelter.

The body of a Bloomington man was recovered from Lake Monroe Sunday, the second drowning of the weekend at the lake.

For the first time in decades, biologists with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources have spotted a young hellbender along southern Indiana’s Blue River.

According to a Department of Natural Resources release, witnesses said the two had been swimming but were seen being carried downriver by the current before disappearing under the surface.

Bustamante’s body was recovered from the pond before conservation officers arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His death is under investigation.

Last year’s harvest of Indiana ginseng weighed in at just over 2,500 pounds – a drop from more than 3,500 pounds in 2019 and 3,600 pounds in 2018.

Join us this week as we talk with wildlife experts about the mysterious illness infecting birds across Indiana and several other states.

Join us as we talk with experts about the emergence of Brood X cicadas, which have been underground since 2004.