Water pools above and below the dams, and upstream surface height increases. Jim Hoffman, CEO of Hoffman Construction, looks at an artificial beaver lodge he built along a pond on his property on Oct.

At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped beavers before. But he’s never heard of a mock beaver dam — much less constructed one. “It gives you an ...

State fire investigators will not hold a Twisp-Carlton Road resident responsible for the August 2024 Beaver Pond Fire, which ...

By Bennet Goldstein for Wisconsin Watch. Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for Wisconsin Watch-Public News Service Collaboration Jay Dee Nichols stamped ...

California has by law acknowledged beavers, nature's preeminent water and environmental engineers, as partners in environmental restoration.

March 26, 2024 The water swelling out of a beaver pond is just the beginning. Beaver ponds slow rivers and streams, storing an average of three times the water that’s visible by creating what ...

Water pools above and below the dams, and upstream surface height increases. Jim Hoffman, CEO of Hoffman Construction, looks at an artificial beaver lodge he built along a pond on his property on Oct.

The future of ecological harmony could lie in North America's largest rodent — if we can learn to coexist with this vital yet challenging species, according to environmental journalist Ben ...

Beavers play a crucial role in enhancing ecosystem resilience to climate change. Their dam-building activities create ...

Beaver ponds increase a stream’s surface area, which is warmed by the sun. But at Bridge Creek, water temperature remained constant or decreased, even during summer. The researchers suggested ...