{"id":15349,"date":"2020-08-26T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=15349"},"modified":"2025-02-12T16:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T20:55:38","slug":"a-moment-in-the-wild-dams-and-chutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/a-moment-in-the-wild-dams-and-chutes\/","title":{"rendered":"A Moment in the Wild: Dams and Chutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this &#8220;A Moment in the Wild&#8221; episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/nicholas-burgmeier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Burgmeier<\/a>, Purdue Extension wildlife specialist, talks about how building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ikLkpO-UjNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chutes and dams<\/a> in rivers and streams affects wildlife habitat and water quality.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Moment in the Wild: Dams and Chutes\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ikLkpO-UjNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our <a title=\"Ask an Expert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert<\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7UMBcQ-RiRsbFUqVjldrvW-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Moment in the Wild<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources<br \/>\nHelp the Hellbender,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7XTV-p8jV7d0jjCO6aOeOSq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Playlist<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ag.purdue.edu\/extension\/hellbender\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-573-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Nature of Teaching: Adaptations for Aquatic Amphibians<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-544.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Our Zoos Help Hellbenders<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-536-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help the Hellbender, North America\u2019s Giant Salamander<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/nicholas-burgmeier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Burgmeier<\/a>, Research Biologist and Wildlife Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this &#8220;A Moment in the Wild&#8221; episode, Nick Burgmeier, Purdue Extension wildlife specialist, talks about how building chutes and dams in rivers and streams affects wildlife habitat and water quality. 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