Frustrated by beaver chewing or flooding?
What is the conflict?
Humans often kill beavers when their damming and tree-chewing behaviors cause problems such as flooding and destroyed vegetation. This approach is ineffective because new beavers will soon move into the empty habitat. Lethal trapping, dam destruction, and culvert unclogging are only temporary solutions that, in the long-run, are expensive and unsustainable.
How is coexistence possible?
Beavers and the wetland habitats they create are beneficial to people, plants, animals, and entire landscapes and watersheds. We believe it is possible for people to share land with live beavers while addressing flooding and tree-chewing problems using long-term, cost-effective solutions.
Learn more about BeaverCON 2024
Yes…a conference all about beavers! Where: Boulder, CO (University of Colorado campus) When: October 20-23, 2024 Registration is NOW OPEN! BeaverCON is a biennial, international conference during which “professionals, researchers, practitioners, and the general public gather to learn and exchange ideas through a formal program of presentations, workshops and other social and educational events. The…
NEW Resource for Educators Available Now!
The Beaver Institute’s National Education Working Group, formed by a team of volunteer outreach experts and beaver enthusiasts from around the United States, created the Beaver Educator Resource Library (BERL) to serve as a “one stop shop” for those looking to engage audiences of all ages in beaver-related topics. It will be hosted on the…
How to Make Your Property (More) Attractive to Beavers
For about one in every eight inquiries we get at HBCF, instead of reporting a ‘beaver problem’ someone says: “I don’t have beavers but I want them! What can I do?” Unfortunately, there is no way to guarantee that beavers find their way to a certain property (and relocation is not permitted in our region),…
How to Prevent Tree Damage
How to fence trees: Fence individual trees using 14 gauge welded wire, 4 ft tall, with 2-inch x 4-inch mesh.Beavers can chew through a weaker gauge, and we recommend the height because heavy snow can raise a beaver’s chewing surface. Depending on tree size, of course, 100 feet of fencing can protect approximately 10 trees.…