Volunteers in the Black Hills have been working on improving water cleanliness, providing healthier vegetation, and helping nurture the wildlife living in the Black Hills. Across the Black Hills, there are over 100 of these beaver dams that have been patched up over the past few years.

Teams like Bernheim Forest and Arboretum's Beaver Brigade are working with landowners and policymakers to shift the narrative surrounding beavers.

Poor drainage along Hebert Road in the southeast corner of Abita Springs has been a problem of late, and town officials now believe they know who is responsible.

Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources may trap and remove beavers from 21 state-owned dams impacted by beaver-induced debris. The plan is an effort to comply with new technical standard dam safety rules, which are a product of a state law passed in 2018.

When flash floods filled Colorado Springs streets last summer, the water raged down from Black Forest all the way to Dallas May’s ranch north of Lamar. The flood made the lengthy journey in just two days, but when it hit May’s wetlands, the water ...

Biologists, volunteers and others gather to install beaver dam analogues in hopes the real critters will eventually move in.

A family of beavers are constructing a metropolis above Memorial Park, including an expansive dam that’s creating a pool upstream. Photo by Patrick Bilow/Stowe Reporter This story by Patrick Bilow was first published in the Stowe Reporter on June 5.

Oregon just passed its second beaver protection law in as many years. The hope is that a bigger beaver population will help salmon, slow wildfires and also safeguard drinking water. Ron Jackson has a 23-acre ranch outside of Prineville, Oregon. A little ...