MONGABAY: When does beaver reintroduction make sense? Mongabay Ecosystems September 24, 2025By John Cannon, Mongabay KEY IDEAS: California has recently relocated beavers from spots where they were causing problems, like flooding,...
STANFORD: Strategically bringing back beavers could support healthy and climate-resilient watersheds Stanford University Ecosystems August 11, 2025Often portrayed as lumber-hungry nuisances, North American beavers build dams that help freshwater ecosystems thrive. A new Stanford-led study uses...
CDFW Beaver Restoration Program to host project proposal application workshop Department of Fish and Wildlife ANNOUNCEMENTS April 26, 2025From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Beaver Restoration Program invites you to...
CDFW sees ecosystem engineers at work in beaver restoration pilot projects Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecosystems April 8, 2025From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) set out on its mission...
CDFW: Beavers are back on Tule River Tribal lands in the Southern Sierra Nevada Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecosystems June 22, 2024By the Department of Fish and Wildlife: After years of work by the Tule River Tribe, a family of seven...
NEWS RELEASE: CDFW Releases Beavers into the Wild for First Time in Nearly 75 Years Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecosystems December 13, 2023Beaver Reintroduction Conducted in Cooperation with Local Tribes The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has launched the initial...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon? Robin Meadows EcosystemsScienceWildfires and watersheds November 2, 2023By Robin Meadows While marine heat waves are well known, a 2022 study was the first to document aquatic temperature...
CDFW NEWS: New CDFW Policy Recognizes Ecological Value of Beavers in California Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecosystems June 6, 2023From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has implemented a new policy...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: California Taps Beavers to Restore Watersheds Robin Meadows EcosystemsNotebook News and Features May 3, 2023Written by Robin Meadows As evidence for the wide-ranging environmental benefits of beavers has mounted, champions of these 40-to-70-pound rodents...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Beavers, climate impacts, harmful algal blooms, juvenile salmon, phytoplankton production, and more … Estuary News Group Climate changeDelta scienceScience September 2, 2022California will spend big bucks on beavers to try to boost their numbers and reap some of the benefits—including slowing...
STANFORD NEWS: Q&A: Harnessing the power of nature to address water and climate challenges Stanford University Colorado RiverPolicy and regulation August 18, 2022Felicia Marcus discusses how investments in nature could simultaneously help states bolster water supplies and achieve their climate goals. By...
AG ALERT: Range managers employ beavers, benefiting forage Ag Alert Ecosystems March 10, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert A century and a half after their ranks were decimated to make coats and hats...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Leave it to Beavers: significant partners in dealing with climate change Guest Contributor CommentaryEcosystems May 21, 2020Guest commentary by Gail Sredanovic in consultation with Heidi Perryman Think a babbling clear stream is the only healthy one?...
