Connecting communities, people and ideas with beaver-focused resources, guidance and support for local agencies and working lands stewards. Contact us for pursuing activities like these in your community.
BEAVER HABITAT ASSESSMENTS
Conducting stream surveys to document existing beaver presence, habitat capacity and assess what's required to attract beaver establishment.
Collaborator: Juniper Hills Preserve
BEAVER FOOD/HABITAT PLANTING
Planting of riparian vegetation with organized volunteer crews as part of multi-year project implementation to establish "BeaverHOOD" territory, to support beaver family successful establishment.
Collaborator: Upper Crooked River Working Ranch
BEAVER MONITORING
Beaver inventories and ongoing monitoring to document activity and responses to land stewardship improvements.
Collaborator: Prineville Ranching Family
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Collaborator: Central Oregon Community College
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
We offer a Beaver Booth Kit with outreach and educational materials that you can bring to your community events.
Ask us about these other information handouts to adapt and adopt for your community:
- "An American Engineer" beaver booklet
- 'Barnyard Solutions' handouts for beaver conflict areas (technical advices with DIY beaver devices and "thinking like a beaver")
- Article on Beaver Recruitment and What Beavers Need
Collaborator: Crook County Watershed Council
DRONE IMAGERY
Aerial video footage can be a helpful way to monitor site changes over time, see water flow/inundation and even share your beaver related restoration projects with sponsors, funders and volunteers.
Collaborator: USFS at All Hands All Brands 2023
LANDOWNER WORKSHOP
Providing a 1/2 day presentation on Beavers in Our Landscape, with field visit assessing beaver habitat.
Collaborator: Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council
COMMUNITY EVENT ORGANIZATION
Providing event organization, promotion and facilitation around healthy watersheds themed events.
Collaborator: Crooked River Watershed Council
ORGANIZING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER HAND CREWS
Lunch break from riparian tree planting day.
Collaborator: Prineville Ranching Family
DOCUMENTING AND SHARING STORIES OF HABITAT RESTORATION WORK
Documenting and sharing the stories from the field of habitat restoration and beaver recovery.
Collaborator: Crooked River Watershed Council
BDA WORKSHOP FOR RESTORATION AGENCIES
Hosting practical workshops around "BDAs in Practice" with local Beaver Dam Analogue (BDA) and riparian restoration practitioners.
Collaborator: Crooked River Watershed Council