MINNESOTA BEAVERS IN THE NEWS

heidi08 Beavers February 12, 2022

Very good! And just a little bit of stupid at the end.

70 YEARS OF BEAVER RESEARCH – FIRST INTERVIEW

heidi08 Beaver ecological impact, Beavers, Beavers and groundwater, Beavers and water January 10, 2022

There has been such loud response to Monday’s Minnesota research that I have been waiting for an interview or two to pop up. WTIP community radio was first with this excellent audio recorded with the study author and host Joe Friedrichs. It really is compelling stuff. Especially when he says that beavers keep water on the landscape AND when we kill them it reduces water on the landscape, but then says “I’m not going to say anything about whether or not we should keep killing them”. HAHAHA

Study analyzes beavers as ‘ecosystem engineers’ near North Shore rivers

A new study shows the critical role beavers play in regulating water storage along the North Shore.

The project reviewed data and photographs from the Kadunce and Cascade rivers in Cook County, as well as the Manitou, Split Rock and Knife rivers down the shore.

The study is considered one of the most extensive reviews analyzing the extent to which beavers are essential for freshwater conservation and ecosystem stability by creating and preserving aquatic and wetland environments in Minnesota.

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“IT’S THE ECOLOGY, STUPID!”

heidi08 Beaver ecological impact, Beavers January 6, 2022

A new report was released yesterday from the University of Minnesota Duluth. It was picked up by several outlets including our friends about “Phys,org”. When I show you the headline I predict that the collective resounding sound of “DUH” coming from beaver folk all over the norther hemisphere and beyond is going to be deafening. But I guess it’s good to repeat the bleeding obvious.

Beavers support freshwater conservation and ecosystem stability

One of the most comprehensive studies conducted on beavers has conclusively demonstrated that beavers are essential for freshwater conservation and ecosystem stability by creating and preserving aquatic and wetland environments in Minnesota. This new research from the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) at the University of Minnesota Duluth was recently published in the journal Ecography. (more…)