Eliza is a former Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Conservationist, and she worked in northern Illinois prior to returning to the southern Indiana area. She is now the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Project Coordinator serving as a liaison between Purdue University and NRCS. We are working together along with several partners across the state to reduce the amount of sediment and agricultural runoff entering the Blue River watershed in order to improve Hellbender habitat. My work in this project involves keeping track of funds provided by partners, using funds to create conservation plans for farmers and landowners in the watershed, and promoting the project through outreach and community events.