Staff were in the field yesterday (woohoo!) and got to check out the landscape-shaping impact of beaver. At this location, beaver started building with cobble-size rocks in 2014 and the landowners were sure that kids had snuck in and placed the rocks. When they started seeing other beaver sign, however, they realized that their seasonally inundated prairie and wet meadows were likely to become wetter for more of the year. Now, with a sizeable impoundment built and active lodge nearby, the landowners are delighted to have a large wetted area for waterfowl, brushy edge habitat for song birds, and improved fish habitat downstream. We love working with landowners who embrace what the watershed brings and we are so excited to see the continuing evolution here. 🦫#beaver #beaverrestoration #castorcanadensis #beaverdam #habitatrestoration Photo 1. Water flowing from a pond over a beaver dam, taken from downstream side. Green grass on the bank below the dam, dam constructed of brown wood with green, growing vegetation, against a grey sky with white clouds. Photo 2. Water flowing from a pond over a beaver dam, taken from pond side. Willows and spirea grown from the top of the dam structure. Dark water of the pond, light brown and green on the dam, grey sky. Photo 3. An active beaver lodge. Brown sticks and small logs piled into a dome shape, packed with brown mud and some green, growing vegetation. Photo 4. An expansive view of the pond backed up behind the beaver dam. Rippling dark water up to a brushy edge, grey sky with white clouds against a forested hill in the background. On the ancestral lands of the Kalapuya, Tsankupi, and Santiam peoples.

Posted to Instagram December 8, 2021

Staff were in the field yesterday (woohoo!) and got to check out the landscape-shaping impact of beaver. At this location, beaver started building with cobble-size rocks in 2014 and the landowners were sure that kids had snuck in and placed the rocks. When they started seeing other beaver sign, however, they realized that their seasonally inundated prairie and wet meadows were likely to become wetter for more of the year. Now, with a sizeable impoundment built and active lodge nearby, the landowners are delighted to have a large wetted area for waterfowl, brushy edge habitat for song birds, and improved fish habitat downstream. We love working with landowners who embrace what the watershed brings and we are so excited to see the continuing evolution here. 🦫#beaver #beaverrestoration #castorcanadensis #beaverdam #habitatrestoration Photo 1. Water flowing from a pond over a beaver dam, taken from downstream side. Green grass on the bank below the dam, dam constructed of brown wood with green, growing vegetation, against a grey sky with white clouds. Photo 2. Water flowing from a pond over a beaver dam, taken from pond side. Willows and spirea grown from the top of the dam structure. Dark water of the pond, light brown and green on the dam, grey sky. Photo 3. An active beaver lodge. Brown sticks and small logs piled into a dome shape, packed with brown mud and some green, growing vegetation. Photo 4. An expansive view of the pond backed up behind the beaver dam. Rippling dark water up to a brushy edge, grey sky with white clouds against a forested hill in the background. On the ancestral lands of the Kalapuya, Tsankupi, and Santiam peoples.