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Beaver Dams

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This Beaver Dam is So Huge, You Can See It from Space

This Beaver Dam is So Huge, You Can See It from Space

In Canada, a beaver family has built a dam extending 850m – that’s more than twice as long as the Hoover Dam. It’s so big it can be seen from outer space.

Beavers Save Millions, Finish Delayed Government Dam Project Themselves

Beavers Save Millions, Finish Delayed Government Dam Project Themselves

A hardworking beaver colony in the Brdy protected landscape area has done what bureaucratic red tape could not—completed a vital dam project in record time, free of charge.

Diversity of Life at a Beaver Pond

Diversity of Life at a Beaver Pond

Beavers are a keystone species, because they alter their natural environment in such a way that the overall ecoysytem builds upon that change.

Diversity of Life at a Beaver Pond

Diversity of Life at a Beaver Pond

Beavers are a keystone species, because they alter their natural environment in such a way that the overall ecosystem builds upon that change

It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off

Artificial Beaver Dams

It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off

The article below has an excellent discussion of the growing recognition that beavers are an essential part of habitat restoration. Quoting one expert, “It may seem trite to say that beavers are a key part of a national climate action plan, but the reality is that they are a force

Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #1

Artificial Beaver Dam Videos

Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #1

Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #1 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo. Restoring an abandoned beaver dam in an Idaho forest near Yellowstone Park. NOTE: this video was originally published to this site on September 23, 2019

How Do Beavers Build a Dam?

How Do Beavers Build a Dam?

Beavers build dams that are designed to endure bad weather and high waters using logs, branches and stones. Impoundments are crucial for the species as they provide ponds as protection against predators. This advantageous skill is passed on from generation to generation and the beavers of the wet grassland of

Life on a Beaver Dam

Life on a Beaver Dam

Produced by Dave Ruane, who says: “Beaver dams are amazing. They create a diverse and changing habitat for lots of wildlife and a convenient “bridge” too! On this dam I had over 100-clips of raccoons using the dam as a travel corridor!” Life on a Beaver Dam from Dave Ruane

Pitchstone Waters Beaver Report

Artificial Beaver Dams

Pitchstone Waters Beaver Report

“As reported below, we successfully released beaver at Pitchstone Waters in the summer of 2020. We will see if and where they show up this spring, 2021.

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Artificial Beaver Dam Videos

Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #3

Building artificial beaver ponds in an Idaho forest. This is the third in a series. Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #3 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.

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Artificial Beaver Dam Videos

Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #2

Restoring an abandoned beaver meadow in an Idaho forest near Yellowstone Park. Second of a series. Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #2 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.