BackgroundSynopsis of TopicHere we want to discuss the various methods you have for working with beaver. These include:
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Nuisance beaver are sometimes moved to locations more desirable.
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why we're covering it
We will introduce the potential approaches or limitations of working with beavers to set the stage for more specific considerations when designing a conservation or restoration program involving beavers.
Learning Outcomes
This topic will provide sideboards to the following learning objectives in this course:An appreciation of beaver ecology and the complex feedbacks between beaver activity, hydrogeomorphic responses, riparian vegetation and fish ecology;
Learning Outcomes
This topic will provide sideboards to the following learning objectives in this course:An appreciation of beaver ecology and the complex feedbacks between beaver activity, hydrogeomorphic responses, riparian vegetation and fish ecology;
- 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;
ResourcesSlides & HandoutsChoose Workshop for Slides
Relevant or Cited LiteratureBeaver Mitigating Impacts of Climate Change
Relevant Links
Working With Beaver
Relevant or Cited LiteratureBeaver Mitigating 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.
- McKinstry MC and Anderson SH. 2002. Survival, fates, and success of transplanted beavers, Castor canadensis, in Wyoming. Canadian Field-Naturalist. 116(1): 60-68.
- Tippie S. 2010. Working With Beaver for Better Habitat Naturally!, Wildlife 2000 & The Grand Canyon Trust, Flagstaff, AZ, 30 pp. Available: http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/documents/ut_workingBeaver2010.pdf.
Relevant Links
Working With Beaver
- Beaver Solutions - by Mike Callahan
