💧🌏 Greg CocksJan 17
New Study Uncovers [Another Positive] Surprising Effect[s] Of Beavers' Dam-Building Behavior
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/study-uncovers-surprising-effect-beavers-193000239.html <-- shared technical / media article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70136 <-- shared paper
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/beavers-are-dam-good-for-biodiversity-bringing-bats-butterflies-and-other-critters-to-their-neighborhoods-180987717/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70193 <-- shared paper
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💧🌏 Greg CocksOct 17
Estimating Increased Transient Water Storage With Increases In Beaver Dam Activity
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https://doi.org/10.3390/w16111515 <-- shared paper
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“Dam building by beaver (Castor spp.) slows water movement through montane valleys, increasing transient water storage and the diversity of residence times. In some cases, water storage created by beaver dam construction is correlated to changes in streamflow magnitude and timing. However, the total amount of additional surface and groundwater storage that beaver dams may create (and, thus, their maximum potential impact on streamflow) has not been contextualized in the water balance of larger river basins..."
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HelloMstdnOct 24, 2023

Beavers rock

Beaver Dams Help Wildfire-Ravaged Ecosystems Recover Long after Flames Subside

Dams mop up debris that would otherwise kill fish and other downstream wildlife, new observations suggest

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beaver-dams-help-wildfire-ravaged-ecosystems-recover-long-after-flames-subside/ #Beaver #Rewilding #BeaverDams #wildfire #WildfireMitigation #EcosystemServices

Beaver Dams Help Wildfire-Ravaged Ecosystems Recover Long after Flames Subside

Dams mop up debris that would otherwise kill fish and other downstream wildlife, new observations suggest

Scientific American
CohoMar 7, 2023

Last summer I was asked if i had any ideas on how to improve analog beaver dams built as a stream enhancement project. Analog dams are human built, these weren't functioning as well as they could and blowing out. (We implemented some beaver like improvements to the dams which are holding up better) I got kind of addicted to watching youtubes of beavers building dams.
This rescued baby beaver knows exactly what to do.
#beavers #BeaverDams #WatershedRestoration #InstreamStructures #BeaverDamAnalogs #bdas

https://youtu.be/gdwDeJpweiU

Baby beaver has uncanny object recognition

YouTube
Show threadCrossword ManFeb 24, 2023

@rachelschicksiegel Not to be outdone, here's a beaver dam in our neighborhood. It's right by the Black Mountain Trail.

I'm not sure if it's currently occupied. Any way to tell other than staking the place out?

This picture was taken in April 2022. I'll take better pictures this year (I don't hike this trail in winter because I'm a solo hiker and cellphone reception is iffy).

#Brattleboro #Vermont #VT #BeaverDams

 Fred CampaigneJan 28, 2023

#NatureInspired

#BeaverDams slow precipitation runoff and stores water in ponds allowing it to slowly seep into the soil, providing summertime moisture. Montana 🇺🇸 is becoming parched in the summer and now people are creating beaver dams to help build up a water supply. #MotherNatureKnowsBest ‼️
#EnvironmentScienceNews from Yale University.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/01/people-are-building-artificial-beaver-dams-in-drought-stricken-montana/

People are building artificial beaver dams in drought-stricken Montana

They’re hoping that the new dams will eventually attract real beavers.

Yale Climate Connections