WARSAW — The “Breakfast with a Forester” series is returning to Warsaw for an encore.  Foresters from Arrow Head Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Forestry Committee will host informal breakfast meetings from 8-9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, July 19, Aug. 16 and Sept. 20, at the American Table Restaurant on U.S. 30, Warsaw. There is no …read more.

INDIANA — Indiana conservation officers held their annual awards program May 19 in the South Atrium of the state capitol building. Officer Dustin Whitehead, Elkhart County, was named the 2015 James D. Pitzer Indiana Conservation Officer of the Year. Whitehead received this honor after his nomination was read aloud by DNR Law Enforcement Director Danny …read more.

NORTH LIBERTY — Indiana Conservation Officers will host a recruiting event at 5 p.m. next Tuesday, December 8, at Potato Creek State Park Nature Center, 25601 SR 4, North Liberty. The presentation will last approximately one hour and topics will include physical fitness standards, a practice test, the duties and ethical expectations of Indiana conservation …read more.

By MIKE MOLNAR Manager, Lake Michigan Coastal Program, DNR Division of Nature Preserves INDIANA — Viewing a newly designed website provides a virtual looks at what only divers used to be able to access. The website, part of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources website, features the J.D. Marshall, the Muskegon, Car Ferry Number Two …read more.

By MARTY BENSON DNR Assistant Director of Communications INDIANAPOLIS — Facebook followers of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources can “talk” online with aquatic invasive species expert Eric Fischer from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26,on the DNR’s Facebook wall. Fischer will talk about aquatic invasive species, how they affect lakes, rivers and streams and how …read more.

MONROE COUNTY, IN — The Indiana DNR is warning the public to watch out for Timber Rattlesnakes, in a Facebook post Aug. 4. According to IDNR officials, the heat is making snakes more active recently. Several Timber Rattlesnakes were spotted in Morgan Monroe State Forest last week. Timber Rattlesnakes are endangered and it is illegal to …read more.

  WARSAW — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a death that occurred on Little Chapman Lake. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, Indiana Conservation Officers responded to a person unresponsive in the water on Little Chapman Lake. Initial reports indicate that an adult male was swimming from a boat with a family member. The family member …read more.

Indiana Conservation Officers had to conduct multiple rescues for people attempting fast-moving flood waters throughout the state Sunday, June 28. According to reports, officers were successful in four unrelated incidents involving people using kayaks on flooded rivers. Three kayakers were rescued on the Whitewater River in Fayette county. They had gotten caught in a log …read more.

The last week has produced some interesting animals found by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, District 3, which includes Benton, Boone, Cass, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties. Officer Brenda Louthain responded to a call about an armadillo that had been struck by a car near the Washington Street bridge in …read more.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources reports that it stocked 31.9 million fish in 70 counties in 2014. In a typical year, stocking numbers usually range between 22 and 24 million fish. The increase was due primarily to a nearly record number of walleye eggs collected by DNR biologists for hatchery production and a higher …read more.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources would like to offer Hoosiers some advice on dealing with Canada geese that may have become a nuisance on their property. According to the DNR, most goose issues occur from March through June, during the birds’ nesting season. This is when geese can become especially aggressive, sometimes attacking and …read more.

Purdue University is partnering with three Indiana zoos and the state on a conservation program for hellbender salamanders. The program will involve raising salamanders in captivity and then returning them to their natural habitat after a few years to be tracked. Rod Williams, associate professor of wildlife science and leader of the university’s hellbender project, …read more.

Two teenagers died Sunday afternoon after falling through ice while ice fishing in Owen county with family members. Rescue workers were called just before 1:30 p.m., but had to negotiate through steep, rocky terrain to reach the rural rock quarry north of Spencer, IN, where the boys had been fishing. After reaching the ice, first …read more.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has announced that conservation officer Captain Jason Lee graduated from the 258th FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia. “This is a unique opportunity for members of our leadership,” said DNR law enforcement director Danny L. East. “We are proud of Captain Lee’s accomplishments and we are excited to …read more.

Indiana Conservation Officer Jon Cook was patrolling rural Fulton County on the morning of Nov. 28 when he came across four generations of the Garl family celebrating their youngest member’s first buck deer harvest of his young life. Colin Garl, 10, had just harvested a nice buck deer and was overcome with excitement as he …read more.

With summer in full swing and people traveling to summer destinations, citizens are reminded to take extra caution as it relates to small children and hot cars. Tragically each year, particularly during the summer months, there are reports of child deaths as a result of being left in hot cars. According to the National Highway …read more.

“When it comes to Indiana’s natural resources, our administration is focused on continuing the good work already begun in Indiana’s parks, furthering conservation efforts around the state, expanding recreational opportunities and improving services for Hoosiers,” said Governor Mike Pence. “With a shared vision for the future of the department and a true love for the …read more.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, have issued a Water Shortage Warning for 32 Indiana counties that continue to be severely affected by the prolonged drought. The warning was issued Monday, July 2, to operators of public water systems in the norther one-third of the state, …read more.