Contact Our Help the Hellbender Team!

Nick Burgmeier
Research Biologist and Wildlife Extension Specialist
Phone: 812-767-0057
Email: nburgmei@purdue.edu
Video: Improving Water Quality Around Your Farm With Nick

Shelby Royal
Husbandry Coordinator
Phone: 765-494-3591
Email: royals@purdue.edu
Video: Shelby at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanical Gardens

Rod Williams
Assist. Provost of Engagement/Professor of Wildlife Science
Phone: 765-494-3568
Email: rodw@purdue.edu
Video: TEDxPurdueU-Help the Hellbender
Request Resources and Presentations

Eastern Hellbender - North America's Giant Salamander Brochure (Sample)
In this 8-page brochure, you will learn how to identify a hellbender, learn about their natural history and ecology, and ways you can help with conservation efforts. To request the brochure at no cost to you view Request Hellbender Brochure.

Poster
To request a Hellbender poster please contact Dr. Rod Williams, rodw@purdue.edu.
The team is ordering new stickers so check back soon to see if they are available.
If you would like the Help the Hellbender Team to come to your area and give a presentation contact Dr. Rod Williams, rodw@purdue.edu.
Is there anything you would like to see added to the Help the Hellbender website or anything that needs to be changed? Feel free to use the Suggestions link to share any improvements that will help improve our program information.
Activities
Clean Water Crossword (pdf)
Hellbender Crossword (pdf)
Watershed Crossword (pdf)
Clean Water Word Search (pdf)
Hellbender Name Word Search (pdf)
Watershed Word Search (pdf)
Coloring Pages
Click on the coloring page you want to download, print and color.
Don't miss the videos in our Help the Hellbender YouTube playlist and our "A Moment in the Wild" series. You will find videos for kids, teachers, natural resource leaders or enthusiasts that share all about hellbenders, smaller salamanders, rock stacking, snakes, frogs, wetlands and much more.
- Help the Hellbender, Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube Playlist
- A Moment in the Wild, Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Playlist
The Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources is a great resource and reaches out not only to the state of Indiana but worldwide. The website provides resources for aquaculture, fish management, urban and forestry management, natural resource planning, wildlife, and sustainable biomaterials. We encourage you to browse, download free publications, view workshops on the Purdue Extension-FNR Calendar, ask an expert, and view hot topics on the Got Nature? blog.
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