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Alison Zak
Why Beavers Build Dams
'Tis the season to clarify an important question when it comes to understanding why, oh why, beavers do what they do! In our education and outreach work with audiences with all ages, this is one of the most common questions…
BeaverCON Talks Available on YouTube
Check out the talks from BeaverCON 2022 on the Beaver Institute's YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/JvKqL7nv76c Learn about human-wildlife conflict and coexistence through a comparison between monkeys and beavers and their interactions with people. https://youtu.be/Dy3nmhODr24 Learn about developing and evaluating youth programs…
River Beavers: No Dams Required
To dam or not to dam? The 'river beavers' in the incredible camera trap photographs below, from William MacFarland, live on the Anacostia River which flows from Maryland into Washington DC. They build lodges to live in but have no…
Tree Protection : How to Protect Trees from Beaver Chewing
Protect Trees from Beavers : Tree Protection Tips to help landowners protect trees from beaver chewing! Tree-wrapping materials list heavy gauge welded wire fencing, 4ft tall, 2x4in spacing wire cutters work gloves pliers landscape stakes/staples/pins measuring tape zip ties Happy…
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A Year in the Life of a Beaver
Ever wonder what beavers are up to during each of the four seasons? When we understand beaver life history and how their behaviors change throughout the year, we are more likely to coexist with them successfully! Beavers in Winter Beavers…
Beavers Myths Busted
Beavers do not eat fish. Beavers are strictly herbivores, but they don’t eat only trees either! As ‘choosy generalists,’ their diet consists of many species (80+) of woody, herbaceous, and aquatic plants. Most people blame author C. S. Lewis for the…
Common Tree-Wrapping Mistakes
Protecting individual trees from beaver chewing is a cheap, long-lasting, nonlethal, and effective coexistence strategy when done correctly. Avoid these common tree-wrapping mistakes so you don't duplicate effort or waste money on the wrong materials: Inappropriate fencing material- Beavers can…
Do I REALLY Have a Beaver Problem?
Sometimes people discover chewed or felled trees, realize there are beavers living on their land, and assume there is a problem when there may not be. Just because you have beavers on your property doesn't mean there is a conflict!…
Tree Protection Mini Workshop & Volunteer Day
12/21/2021 Human-Beaver Coexistence Fund (HBCF) partnered with the Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) for an educational and productive volunteer afternoon to protect priority trees at Cool Spring Preserve from being felled by beavers. HBCF founder and former PVAS AmeriCorps volunteer,…