Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment - People and Partners

Robert Swihart, Co-Chair
Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
(765) 494-3590
rswihart@purdue.edu

Cortney Mycroft, Project Manager
Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
(765) 494-1472
mycroftc@purdue.edu

Jeff Riegel, Field Technician
jkriegel@att.net

Duane McCoy,

DNR Division of Forestry HEE Silvilculture Contact

(317) 232-4112

dmccoy@dnr.IN.gov

Scott Haulton

DNR Division of Forestry HEE Wildlife Contact

(317) 234-5725

shaulton@dnr.IN.gov

Researchers interested in participating in HEE are encouraged to contact the HEE project chair or project manager

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List of HEE Researchers and Partners

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HEE Researchers by Area of Study

Birds
John B. Dunning, Jr., Purdue University, (765) 494-3565, (Songbirds)
Kamal Islam, Ball State University, (765) 285-8847, (Cerulean Warblers)

Mammals
Virgil Brack, Indiana State University, (513) 451-1777, (Bats)
Robert K. Swihart, Purdue University, (765) 494-3590, (Small Mammals)

Herps
Brian MacGowan, Purdue University, (765) 647-3538 (Eastern Box Turtle and Timber Rattlesnake)
Zack Walker, Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife, (812) 334-1137, (Eastern Box Turtle and Timber Rattlesnake)
Rod Williams, Purdue University, (765) 494-3568, (Salamanders)

Invertebrates
Jeff Holland, Purdue University, (765) 494-7739, (Wood Boring Beetles)
Keith Summerville, Drake University (515) 271-2265, (Lepidoptera)

Plants
Zach Lowe, Purdue University, (765) 494-9730 (Hardwood Regeneration)
Mike Saunders, Purdue University, (765) 494-2155 (Hardwood Regeneration)

Human Dimensions
Bill Hoover, Purdue University, (765) 494-3580

Partnering Organizations and Agencies

• Ball State University
• Drake University
• Indiana State University
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Diversity Section
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks and Reservoirs
• Purdue University, Department of Entomology
• Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
• The Nature Conservancy
• U. S. Forest Service