Empowering Humans: Resources for Living with Beavers
Learn about beaver coexistence and beaver-based restoration techniques, share them with others
These digital resources a gift to the world and free to use in service of beavers. If you’d like a set of hard-copies, donate $500 or more to this program and we will mail you a set as a thank you gift. Alternatively, you can take these files to your local print shop.
Beaver Coexistence 101
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Beaver Pond Levelers
Pond levelers:A beaver coexistence tool Beaver ponds are hot spots for fish and wildlife habitat, but sometimes there can be…
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Beaver Culvert Protection Systems
Culvert protection systems:A beaver coexistence tool From a beaver’s perspective, a culvert is basically hole in an otherwise almost perfect…
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Beaver Tree Protection
Tree Protection:A beaver coexistence tool To protect specific trees from being felled, there are two preferred methods. The first option…
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Protecting Crops from Beavers
Crop Protection:A beaver coexistence tool Beavers provide many ecological benefits but can be frustrating for landowners if they start feeding…
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Get to Know Your Beaver Neighbors
Help Beavers StayGet to Know Your Neighbors Beavers moving into an area is a sure sign that the health of…
Beaver-based Restoration 101
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How to Help Beavers — Seven Steps for Effective Beaver-based Restoration
The Seven Steps for EffectiveBeaver-based Restoration Find prime beaver habitat. Find where beavers are or are not and why. Find…
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Low-tech process-based restoration to repair damage from beavers
Help Beavers Fix ItLow-tech process-based restoration Beavers have been influencing waterways for so long that healthy ecosystems have become reliant…
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Planting to Attract Beavers
Help Beavers Fix ItPlanting to Attract Beavers Beavers have co-evolved with all native riparian vegetation in the northern hemisphere. Although…
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Beaver Live Trap and Beaver Relocation
Beaver Live Trapand Beaver Relocation Relocating beavers from one place to another has captivated the imaginations of humans for generations.…
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Why don’t I have beavers?
Help Beavers Find ItWhy don’t I have beavers? Beavers are accomplished at finding beaver habitat. They search by swimming up…
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Competition Browsing in Beaver Habitat
Help Beavers Fix ItCompetition Browsing Beaver habitats on grazed lands can increase water storage, forage and provide refuge to animals…
Beaver Best Management Practices
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Best Management Practices for Tree and Crop Protection
Best Management Practices for Tree and Crop Protection: A guide to for using fencing to coexist with beavers This document…
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Best Management Practices for Pond Levelers and Culvert Protection Systems
Best Management Practices for Pond Levelers and Culvert Protection Systems: A guide to for using flow devices to coexist with…