BeaverCON Talks Available on YouTube
Check out the talks from BeaverCON 2022 on the Beaver Institute’s YouTube channel.
River Beavers: No Dams Required
To dam or not to dam? The 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 need for dams. Beavers build dams to create water that is deep enough (ideally 3 feet…
How to 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 wrapping!
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 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 misunderstanding about beaver diet, as he wrote in The Chronicles of Narnia that they eat fish.…
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 mistakes so you don’t duplicate effort or waste money on the wrong materials: Inappropriate fencing material– Beavers can chew through chicken wire (pictured below) and other flimsy metal or plastic mesh. We recommend heavy…
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! Remember that beavers are adapted to make changes to their environment, and that beavers or…
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, Alison Zak, taught participants how to coexist with beavers by wrapping trees to protect them from…
Overview of Flow Device Types and Success Rates
This presentation by Mike Callahan, president of the Beaver Institute, offers a quick overview of the four basic types of flow devices and how they work.
Beaver Activity: Fresh Chews or Old News?
The changes beavers make to a landscape stick around long after the animals themselves have moved on. This can make it tricky for land owners and managers to determine if they have beavers active on the property or not. Here are some tips for distinguishing between active vs. abandoned lodges and dams and fresh vs.…
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