I was thrilled to hear this interview and especially enjoyed the discussion of BDAs. At one time they were both hydrologists with the forest service/ Suzanne is now retired and Kami Ellison is working in the private sector. Together they make a whopping duo of beaver advocacy in this fullsome interview.
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This isn’t about beavers, but it relaxed me very much yesterday and made me remember how the sound of water and feel of balance is so essential to their lives.
Enjoy:
As ecosystem engineers, the construction of dams by beavers alters stream habitat physically and 0biologically, making them a species of interest for habitat restoration. Beaver-created habitat changes affect a wide range of aquatic invertebrate species. However, despite numerous individual studies of how beavers affect aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages, there has been no evaluation of the consensus of these effects across studies.
Until now. Read the full review here.
peerj-13180-1I’ve been frustrated with Utah’s beaver relocation program in the past but this was very close to cheerful. The only missing piece is a discussion of how difficult and expensive relocation is for both humans and beavers and how flow devices can be used to coexist.
PARADISE, Cache County — Agencies from around the country are looking to Utah for a new program designed to help preserve our outdoor spaces, and it all has to do with the beaver.
