PODCASTS
Guest on this Episode – Dr. Mike Saunders
Dr. Saunders’ shares his research as he seeks to develop robust silvicultural systems.
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Episode 401 – Seeing the Forest for its Bats
Dr. Lizz Beilke, along with other research scientists, discuss how we need forest bats.
In Defense of Plants
NEWS ARTICLES
How the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment Benefits Indiana Woodland Owners
Kat Shay shares long-term, large-scale experimental study of forest management and its impact, continues for 81 years.
Hoosier Ag Today
‘Devastatingly Cute’ Bats Look for Bugs in Forest Clearings and Corridors
HEE Researcher Joy O’Keefe and postdoctoral researcher Elizabeth Beilke discuss bats role for healthy forest.
PHYS.org
How Bats Play a Critical Role in Maintaining Forest Ecosystems
HEE postdoctoral researcher Elizabeth Beilke discusses her research on bats.
WBUR.org
Bats Protect Young Trees From Insect Damage, with Three Times Fewer Bugs
Bats help keep forests growing, researchers Elizabeth Beilke and Joy O’Keefe
ACES News – College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
How Do Terrestrial Salamanders Respond to Timber Harvest?
Alison Ochs, research assistant, shares in new publication the effects of planting and harvesting trees.
Purdue Extension – Forestry & Natural Resources Got Nature? Blog
Sending up the Bat Signal on Forest use by Endangered Species
Scientists carry radios and antennas to position themselves on opposite ridges to wait and listen.
ACES News – College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
Female Cerulean Warblers Chirp Away at Birdsong Stereotypes
New findings from the Cerulean Warbler crew’s research is highlighted in an Audubon.org article!
Aububon.org
Conserving the Rare Cerulean Warbler in Indiana Forests
The Cerulean Warbler was once considered a common migratory songbird and breeder in Indiana, now on endangered species list HEE scientists share findings.
Indiana Woodland Steward
In Pursuit of Indiana bats
Graduate student Reed Crawford describes a “day in the life” of doing field research to study Indiana bats on the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment.
News Bureau – University of Illinois
“Rare INdiana: Protecting Our Smallest Hoosiers”
To show the importance of preserving and protecting rare animals for future generations, WIPB-TV and its partners created a 30-minute documentary and was shown on WIPB.
Ball State PBS
Purdue Professors Finding Burns, Timber Harvests may Benefit Indiana’s Hardwood Forests
A description of some of the research being done on the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment and early findings.
Journal & Courier
Managing Forests for Birds in Indiana
In the Indiana Woodland Steward Newsletter, a group of HEE Researchers explain the results of a recent study on the effects of timber harvesting on bird species.
Indiana Woodland Steward
Bats Exploit Dynamic Forests
A graduate student from Indiana State University explains some of his findings on bat captures, roost selection, and foraging as part of the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment.
Indiana Woodland Steward
Purdue Researcher Leading Burn Projects to Regenerate Oak Forests
A Purdue University researcher is leading two projects designed to foster the regeneration of oak forests and improve wildlife habitat by burning smaller trees and other inhibiting plants.
Purdue Agriculture News
100-year Study Asks How Forest Management Affects Animals, Plants
A group of researchers led by Purdue University has begun to sample data for a planned 100-year study designed to develop better forest management methods and measure how such practices affect resident plant and animal species.
Purdue News
The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment – Part One
The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment – Part Two
The Indiana Woodlands Steward discusses what the HEE is, and what questions it seeks to answer.
Indiana Woodland Steward