Acting as a fire break, a natural beaver dam complex on Dixon Creek in the Upper Sprague Watershed in September 2021 is untouched by the Bootleg Fire that burned through the area surrounding it. (Courtesy of Trout Unlimited)
A completed imitation beaver dam in the midst of the burnt landscape. The beaver dam will slow and filter water, provide habitat for fish during high flows, and encourage the re-growth of riparian vegetation around the stream.
A completed imitation beaver dam in the midst of the burnt landscape. The beaver dam will slow and filter water, provide habitat for fish during high flows, and encourage the re-growth of riparian vegetation around the stream.
A completed imitation beaver dam in the midst of the burnt landscape. The beaver dam will slow and filter water, provide habitat for fish during high flows, and encourage the re-growth of riparian vegetation around the stream.
Crews work to build log jams and imitation beaver structures in the burned landscape after the Bootleg Fire. Structures will slow floodwaters and capture a huge amount of the sediment that flows downriver during rain events after the fire.
Beavers are Oregon's mascot, appearing on the state flag and giving Oregon the nickname of the Beaver State.
Photo by Mary Hyde Williams
Acting as a fire break, a natural beaver dam complex on Dixon Creek in the Upper Sprague Watershed in September 2021 is untouched by the Bootleg Fire that burned through the area surrounding it. (Courtesy of Trout Unlimited)
Courtesy of Trout Unlimited
A completed imitation beaver dam in the midst of the burnt landscape. The beaver dam will slow and filter water, provide habitat for fish during high flows, and encourage the re-growth of riparian vegetation around the stream.
Courtesy of Trout Unlimited
A completed imitation beaver dam in the midst of the burnt landscape. The beaver dam will slow and filter water, provide habitat for fish during high flows, and encourage the re-growth of riparian vegetation around the stream.
Courtesy of Trout Unlimited
A completed imitation beaver dam in the midst of the burnt landscape. The beaver dam will slow and filter water, provide habitat for fish during high flows, and encourage the re-growth of riparian vegetation around the stream.
Courtesy of Trout Unlimited
Crews work to build log jams and imitation beaver structures in the burned landscape after the Bootleg Fire. Structures will slow floodwaters and capture a huge amount of the sediment that flows downriver during rain events after the fire.
Courtesy of Trout Unlimited
An unnamed rancher shares a fence built to protect his culvert from beaver damages.
Beavers, whose pelts in the days of yore fueled the fur-trade business, are Oregon’s mascot, appearing on the state flag and giving Oregon the nickname of the Beaver State. During a recent listening session hosted by Sustainable Northwest, Upper Klamath Basin producers heard from Trout Unlimited, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and other conservation groups as to the myriad of benefits the animal produces for the environment.
Beaver dams can help to restore damaged wetlands, increase biodiversity by providing habitat for different species, and cleansing water through the creation of wetlands. Beaver dams reduce erosion and decrease turbidity which can be a limiting factor for some aquatic life. A beaver-modified habitat enhances wildfire resilience, improves water security and creates healthy environments for wildlife.
