One of the disadvantages of the beaver renaissance we are living in is that lots and lots of related groups seem to be hitching their wagon to the beaver star without appearing to know much about the animals themselves. Case in point:American Prairie non profit. Let me explain.

The Key to Restoring Riparian Areas? Beavers!

Beavers, our resident industrious builders, have a BIG impact on habitat while benefiting lots of other species — and thanks to you, they’re getting to work. Take a lok at this low-tech, high-impact solution that’s made possible by supporters like you:

Step 1: Find Riparian Areas in Need of Rehabilitation

Riparian areas are home to a diverse array of plant and animal species while also acting as a buffer to help improve water quality and control erosion. But many of these critical areas have been damaged over time and are in need of rehabilitation.

See how this works? Its their annual fundraiser pitch. Send your check to American Prairies so we can keep doing this valuable work. PS none of your check will go to save beavers or educate people about beavers because those things are rodents, we will never run out of them.

Step 2: Build Beaver Starter Homes

A key step to revitalizing riparian areas is to attract beavers that will build dams to slow down the flow of water just enough to benefit the surrounding habitat. To facilitate this process, we entice beavers to move in by building them “starter homes” — structures that resemble the early stages of a dam.

Starter Homes? Do you mean to protect them from predators while they are getting settled in their new locarion? No of course that’s not what you mean. Because you are so ignorant about any single thing b0eavers need that you think they live IN the dam. Because send us your check. Dammit.

Step 3: Revival of Riparian Areas

Beavers pick up right where we left off, and that’s when the magic happens. As they establish themselves along streams and get to work, their dams slow the water and facilitate flooding that will germinate cottonwoods and help revive the stream banks and surrounding landscape.

Gosh I sure hope they germinate cottonwoods like you say cuz they are going to need something to eat in your prairies assume they survive the mountain lions that greet them on arrival.