Beavers /tags/beavers Beavers en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:50:46 GMT More states are rethinking beaver management to help these furry engineers thrive /regional-news/2024-10-24/more-states-are-rethinking-beaver-management-to-help-these-furry-engineers-thrive Having a proactive statewide management plan, advocates said, can help educate the public about the importance of sustaining beaver populations, outline goals for their recovery, and help foster coexistence with communities. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:50:46 GMT /regional-news/2024-10-24/more-states-are-rethinking-beaver-management-to-help-these-furry-engineers-thrive Rachel Cohen Study: Even during intense wildfires, beaver-dammed waterways provide major wildfire protection /2024-02-27/beaver-dammed-waterways-provide-major-wildfire-protection New research shows that “beaver-modified riverscapes” are very resilient to the effects of large wildfires. After burns, the refuge they provide to flora and fauna can also aid in post-fire recovery. That’s why the researchers involved argue that beavers “can be part of a comprehensive fire-mitigation strategy.” Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:27:36 GMT /2024-02-27/beaver-dammed-waterways-provide-major-wildfire-protection Murphy Woodhouse Pitkin County aims to bring back beavers /news/2023-08-13/pitkin-county-aims-to-bring-back-beavers Pitkin County is hoping to make beavers a top priority, funding measures that may eventually restore North America’s largest rodent to areas it once lived in the Roaring Fork watershed. Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:00:00 GMT /news/2023-08-13/pitkin-county-aims-to-bring-back-beavers Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Western water leaders talk local solutions amid Colorado River crisis /regional-news/2022-12-02/western-water-leaders-talk-local-solutions-amid-colorado-river-crisis The Water Hub, an organization centered on water justice, led a briefing with a team of panelists to share local solutions as the Colorado River faces historic drought. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:33:38 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-02/western-water-leaders-talk-local-solutions-amid-colorado-river-crisis Emma VandenEinde In the face of climate change, beavers are engineering a resistance /environment/2022-06-17/in-the-face-of-climate-change-beavers-are-engineering-a-resistance Beavers create messy wetlands as safe places to live, and a new paper explains how their engineering is also a powerful tool in fending off the harms of climate change. Their dams, channels and ponds have positive side effects that reduce the damage caused by flood, drought and wildfire. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:20:16 GMT /environment/2022-06-17/in-the-face-of-climate-change-beavers-are-engineering-a-resistance Alex Hager Beavers: An Unlikely Solution To Western Drought /2018-08-24/beavers-an-unlikely-solution-to-western-drought It's no secret that water is a problem in the West. Historically, the humble beaver helped maintain wetlands and ponds across the arid landscape but... Fri, 24 Aug 2018 23:05:37 GMT /2018-08-24/beavers-an-unlikely-solution-to-western-drought Maggie Mullen