GRAFTON, N.D. - Walsh County officials say beavers are building dams in culverts, causing water to back up, flood and wash out roads. Highway Supervisor Dennis Markusen briefed county commissioners ...
A family of beavers are constructing a metropolis above Memorial Park, including an expansive dam that’s creating a pool upstream. Photo by Patrick Bilow/Stowe Reporter This story by Patrick Bilow was ...
Oregon just passed its second beaver protection law in as many years. The hope is that a bigger beaver population will help salmon, slow wildfires and also safeguard drinking water. Ron Jackson has a ...
LANSING, MI – Beavers are considered ecological architects, but certain conservationists are worried there can be too many in some areas of Michigan. State wildlife and fisheries managers recently ...
The beaver population is growing in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Cumberland is one of many towns witnessing their growth, which means more beaver dams and flooding for property owners. So, the ...
In the high country of Colorado, scientists are doing something unusual to manage rivers. Instead of pouring concrete or digging engineered channels, they’re deploying hand-built wooden dams. But ...
SOUTHWICK — President Donald Trump’s broad spending cuts and suspension of some federal programs is good news for beavers in Western Massachusetts but bad news for people living around the Congamond ...
Ponds created by beaver dams can help increase freshwater storage, boost biodiversity, contain wildfires, and improve water quality. Beaver populations in North America have fallen from an estimated ...