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For Educators: Tips for Guiding Nature Walks in Beaver Habitat

by Alison ZakNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022Leave a comment

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Why Beavers Build Dams

by Alison ZakNovember 16, 2022November 20, 2022Leave a comment

'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…

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BeaverCON Talks Available on YouTube

by Alison ZakSeptember 6, 2022September 7, 2022Leave a comment

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…

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River Beavers: No Dams Required

by Alison ZakAugust 31, 2022November 16, 20221 Comment

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…

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Tree Protection : How to Protect Trees from Beaver Chewing

by Alison ZakJuly 19, 2022November 27, 2022Leave a comment

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

by Alison ZakJuly 18, 2022July 30, 2022Leave a comment

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…

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Beavers Myths Busted

by Alison ZakJanuary 31, 2022July 30, 2022Leave a comment

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…

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Common Tree-Wrapping Mistakes

by Alison ZakJanuary 11, 2022November 14, 2022Leave a comment

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…

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Do I REALLY Have a Beaver Problem?

by Alison ZakJanuary 3, 2022July 30, 2022Leave a comment

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!…

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Tree Protection Mini Workshop & Volunteer Day

by Alison ZakDecember 13, 2021July 30, 2022Leave a comment

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,…

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