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Wisconsin farmer uses 'mock beaver dams' to restore wetlands
Jan 16, 2025 · At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped beavers before. But he's never heard of a mock beaver dam - much less constructed one. "It gives you an appreciation for what beavers do," …
An ecosystem engineer’s vision: mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin …
Jan 24, 2025 · At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped beavers before. But he’s never heard of a mock beaver dam — much less constructed one. “It gives you an appreciation for what beavers do,” Nichols said over the shrill beeping of …
Mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin wetlands - minnpost.com
Jan 8, 2025 · At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped beavers before. But he’s never heard of a mock beaver dam — much less constructed one.
How mock beaver dams could help restore Wisconsin wetlands
Dec 26, 2024 · Beaver-inspired structures could limit flooding and benefit wildlife habitat, but state permitting is arduous. Jim Hoffman, CEO of Hoffman Construction, carries a bundle of sticks while working on building a series of artificial beaver dams on a wooded property he owns on Oct. 25, 2024, in Alma Center, Wis. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)
An ecosystem engineer’s vision: mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin …
Jan 24, 2025 · The impact of beavers on fish remains a hot topic in Wisconsin, especially a debate over whether beaver dams block trout passage. That wasn’t a problem at Bridge Creek, where researchers tagged about 100,000 juvenile trout …
Wisconsin Watch: Mock beaver dams could help restore Wisconsin …
Jan 5, 2025 · A pair of beavers swims across a pond on the property of Jim Hoffman, CEO of Hoffman Construction, as the sun sets, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Alma Center, Wis. Hoffman is building a series of...
Wisconsin's Innovative Beaver Dam Analogs: Revolutionizing …
Dec 27, 2024 · Discover how beaver dam analogs (BDAs) are revolutionizing wetland restoration and stream management in Wisconsin. This innovative ecological engineering technique mimics natural beaver dams, offering sustainable solutions for water conservation and climate change adaptation in agriculture.
Revolutionizing Wisconsin Agriculture: How Beaver Dam Analogs …
Dec 27, 2024 · Beaver Dam Analogs, or BDAs, are human-made structures designed to mimic the natural dams created by beavers. These wooden constructions serve multiple purposes in the agricultural landscape, from improving water retention to restoring degraded ecosystems.
How one Wisconsin landowner is using non-lethal methods to …
3 hours ago · They live atop a small muddy island and constructed a dam roughly a decade ago. Fuzzy cattails grow across its 20-foot breadth. ... plugging culverts, flooding roads and farm fields. Few studies quantify the costs of beaver damage, and the limited data are decades old. One pinned annual timber losses in Mississippi at $621 million, adjusted for ...
Some Wisconsin landowners manage beavers with non-lethal ways
5 days ago · Beavers’ conflicts with humans include chewing trees, plugging culverts and flooding roads and farm fields. Traditional responses involve trapping and dam breaching, but generally, these interventions require regular enforcement because new beavers move in.
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