by Steve Tillmann Beavers are nature’s aquatic engineers. They fell trees and shrubs, excavate mud for cement and build elaborate dams and lodges. In doing so, beavers create wetlands essential […]
Preliminary Study of Salinas River Beavers
Keitreice Kirksey and Dr. Emily Fairfax recently released their Preliminary Study of the beavers on the Salinas River. There has been very little research done on beavers in arid regions, […]
Roadside Dam Repair
My sister from Colorado made a surprise visit this past month for my birthday. So of course, I took her to see the beaver dams. We went to what we […]
Beaver Antics on the River
What are the beavers up to these days? You might be wondering what they are doing, especially since it hasn’t rained in 7 or 8 months now. We gathered some […]
Got Beavers?
Why are beavers on my property, and what can I do about it? Beavers have lived in California for millions of years, but they were almost wiped out by the […]
Beavers Fight Fire Part 2
California is experiencing another year of devastating wildfires. In the midst of all the flames, however, islands of green are common. They are meadows and streams occupied by beavers. Our long-term […]