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        • Existing Beaver Restoration Projects
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        • Expectation Management: Communicating to Public/Stakeholders/Decision Makers
        • Assessing Potential for Beaver in Restoration & Conservation
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EXISTING BEAVER RESTORATION PROJECTS

​UP TO RESTORATION & CONSERVATION REGULATIONS​

Background

Synopsis of Topic

There are a large number of examples of beaver conservation and restoration efforts. The restoration efforts are primarily in the form of trapping and relocating nuisance beaver to areas where they can be used as a passive restoration/conservation tool.  There are lots of organizations pursuing such activities (see some examples here).  We will highlight (by way of discussion) some of the few examples from the scholarly literature of restoration efforts using beaver.
Using Beaver for Restoration
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Providing beaver stable structures to build dams on.

Why We're Covering It

If we can use lessons learned from others, the likelihood of choosing the appropriate method and achieving the desired effect will greatly improve.

​Learning Outcomes

This topics helps us with the following learning outcomes for the workshop:
  • Knowledge of past and ongoing restoration projects using beaver;
  • A working understanding of considerations in restoration designs using beaver;
  • An introduction of how to develop dynamic designs utilizing beaver​

Resources

Relevant or Cited Literature
Beaver to Conserve Other Species
  • Stevens C, Paszkowski C and Foote A. 2007. Beaver (Castor canadensis) as a surrogate species for conserving anuran amphibians on boreal streams in Alberta, Canada. Biological Conservation. 134(1): 1-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.07.017.
Beaver to Buffer Impacts of Climate Change
  • Hood G and Bayley S. 2008. Beaver (Castor canadensis) mitigate the effects of climate on the area of open water in boreal wetlands in western Canada. Biological Conservation. 141(2): 556-567. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.12.003.
Beaver Recovery
  • Andersen DC and Shafroth PB. 2010. Beaver dams, hydrological thresholds, and controlled floods as a management tool in a desert riverine ecosystem, Bill Williams River, Arizona. Ecohydrology. 3(3): 325-338. DOI: 10.1002/eco.113.
  • Andersen DC, Shafroth PB, Pritekel CM and O’Neill MW. 2011. Managed Flood Effects on Beaver Pond Habitat in a Desert Riverine Ecosystem, Bill Williams River, Arizona USA. Wetlands. 31(2): 195-206. DOI: 10.1007/s13157-011-0154-y.
  • Burchsted D, Daniels M, Thorson R and Vokoun J. 2010. The River Discontinuum: Applying Beaver Modifications to Baseline Conditions for Restoration of Forested Headwaters. Bioscience. 60(11): 908-922. DOI: 10.1525/bio.2010.60.11.7.
  • Pollock MM, Pess GR and Beechie TJ. 2004. The importance of beaver ponds to coho salmon production in the Stillaguamish River basin, Washington, USA. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 24(3): 749-760. DOI: 10.1577/M03-156.1.
  • Wolf EC, Cooper DJ and Hobbs NT. 2007. Hydrologic regime and herbivory stabilize an alternative state in yellowstone national park. Ecological Applications. 17(6): 1572-1587.
Beaver Reintroductions
  • Albert S and Trimble T. 2000. Beavers are partners in riparian restoration on the Zuni Indian Reservation. Ecological Restoration. 18(2): 87-92. Macdonald DW, Tattersall FH, Brown ED and Balharry D. 1995. Reintroducing the European beaver to Britain: Nostalgic meddling or restoring biodiversity? Mammal Review. 25(4): 161-200. 
  • Macdonald DW, Tattersall FH, Brown ED and Balharry D. 1995. Reintroducing the European beaver to Britain: Nostalgic meddling or restoring biodiversity? Mammal Review. 25(4): 161-200. 
  • McKinstry MC, Caffrey P and Anderson SH. 2001. The importance of beaver to wetland habitats and waterfowl in Wyoming. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 37(6): 1571-1577. 
Supporting Existing Beaver
  • Apple L, Johnson R, Ziebell C, Paton D, Ffolliott P and Hamre R. 1985. Riparian habitat restoration and beavers. (CSA Abstract)
  • Apple L, Smith B, Dunder J and Baker B. 1985. The use of beavers for riparian/aquatic habitat restoration of cold desert, gully-cut stream systems in southwestern Wyoming. Investigations on beavers. 4: 123. 

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  • Please see restoration and conservation links here.

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    • Upcoming & Current Workshops & Courses >
      • Open Erollment >
        • 2019 - Beaver Translocation
        • 2019 - USU WATS 6860 >
          • Course Materials
        • 2019 -Construction Workshop
      • Bespoke/Private >
        • 2019 SGI LTPBR
    • Past Workshops & Courses >
      • Open Enrollment >
        • 2011 - ICRRR Workshop
        • 2012 - ICRRR Workshop
        • 2017 - USU WATS 6860 >
          • Course Materials
        • 2018 - USU WATS 6860 >
          • Course Materials
        • 2018 -Construction Workhsop
      • Bespoke >
        • 2012 - UWCC Workshop
        • 2013 - RRNW Short Course
        • 2013 - NRCS Workshop
        • 2014 - Klamath Watershed Partnership /OWEB Workshop
        • 2015 - UDWR Workshop
        • 2015 - USFS Workshop
        • 2016 - SGI Workshop
        • 2018 - John Day Workshop
        • 2018 - NRCS, PF, SGI >
          • NRCS - Idaho >
            • Workshop Materials
          • NRCS - Utah >
            • Cedar City Workshop Materials
            • Logan Workshop Materials
          • NRCS - Wyoming >
            • Lander Workshop Materials
          • NRCS - Nevada >
            • Elko Workshop Materials
          • NRCS Specific Resources
  • Resources
    • Restoration Manual
    • Beaver Restoration Topics >
      • Beaver Ecology & Hydrogeomorphic Feedbacks >
        • Introductions, Expectations & Overview
        • Beaver Ecology & History
        • Ecological & Hydrogeomorphic Feedbacks of Beaver Dams
        • Monitoring Beaver Activity - Understanding the Beaver Dam Cycle
      • Restoration & Conservation Regulations >
        • Potential Problems Using Beaver for Restoration & Conservation
        • Overview of Conservation & Restoration Practices
        • Existing Beaver Restoration Projects
        • Regulatory Framework Relevant to Beaver
        • Expectation Management: Communicating to Public/Stakeholders/Decision Makers
        • Assessing Potential for Beaver in Restoration & Conservation
        • Field Examples of Assessing Capacity of Landscape to Support Beaver
      • Designing & Monitoring Restoration Projects With Beaver >
        • General Design Considerations & Concepts
        • Design Process at Bridge Creek
        • Monitoring Design, Maintenance & Adaptive Management
        • Monitoring Findings in Bridge Creek
        • Curtis Creek Field Trip
    • Beaver Literature
    • Interesting Links
    • Videos & Movies
    • Need Help Planning, Designing & Building?
    • External LInks >
      • BRAT - Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool
      • Restoration Consortium @ USU
      • The Beaver Institute
      • Wheaton ETAL Lab
      • Anabranch Solutions