Beaver news out of the Mid-Atlantic region hasn't always promoted coexistence, but that is changing! Check out the following recent articles from around the region: As Beavers Return To W.Va. Wetlands, Conservationists Promote Coexistence - West Virginia Public BroadcastingLocal conservationists…
A flow device is built through a culvert or beaver dam to maintain an appropriate water level in the pond while allowing beavers to continue living at the site. They are also known as pond levelers or beaver deceivers. Taking…
Coexisting with beavers provides many benefits for humans, native plants and wildlife, and the landscape, including: Stream repair & restorationErosion reductionIncreased biodiversity Creation of habitat for wetland species, including some whose conservation status is under threatBeaver ponds recharge aquifers and…
Beavers don't 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. Many people blame author C. S. Lewis for the…
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This post is a summary of portions of a Q&A panel that occurred after a film screening of Beaver Believers in Washington, VA on January 10, 2020. Responses are paraphrased from memory unless in quotation marks. Q: How are beavers…
