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  1. News From The Beaver Trust
    "The first beaver kits in 400 years have been born in world-famous Glen Affric in the Scottish Highlands, as part of a successful reintroduction project by rewilding charity Trees for Life and government agency Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS)."
    beavertrust.org/first-baby-bea

    #SolarPunkSunday #Beavers #ReWilding #BioDiversity #Flooding #WildLife #Scotland #Nature #FloodManagement #BeaverTrust #HighLands

  2. News From The Beaver Trust
    "The first beaver kits in 400 years have been born in world-famous Glen Affric in the Scottish Highlands, as part of a successful reintroduction project by rewilding charity Trees for Life and government agency Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS)."
    beavertrust.org/first-baby-bea

    #SolarPunkSunday #Beavers #ReWilding #BioDiversity #Flooding #WildLife #Scotland #Nature #FloodManagement #BeaverTrust #HighLands

  3. Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
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    doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
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    H/T @alan Puttock
    “Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
    #hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

  4. Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
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    doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @alan Puttock
    “Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"

  5. Cornwall Wildlife Trust Beaver Project
    "The Cornwall Beaver Project runs bookable weekly beaver walks from spring through to autumn. Visitors can see the beaver dams in daylight then sit until dusk to try and glimpse the animals as they emerge."
    cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/e

    #SolarPunkSunday #Beavers #Nature #BioDiversity #BeaversForBioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts #ReWilding #Flooding #Nature #FloodManagement #Cornwall #CornwallWildLifeTrust #NaturalFloodManagement

  6. Cornwall Wildlife Trust Beaver Project
    "The Cornwall Beaver Project runs bookable weekly beaver walks from spring through to autumn. Visitors can see the beaver dams in daylight then sit until dusk to try and glimpse the animals as they emerge."
    cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/e

    #SolarPunkSunday #Beavers #Nature #BioDiversity #BeaversForBioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts #ReWilding #Flooding #Nature #FloodManagement #Cornwall #CornwallWildLifeTrust #NaturalFloodManagement

  7. Scottish Wild Beaver Group
    "With their tree cutting and dam building abilities they transform
    landscapes in ways which are hugely beneficial to nature, and for
    our rivers for flood and drought mitigation along with water
    purification."
    scottishwildbeavers.org.uk/

    #SolarPunkSunday #Beavers #Nature #BioDiversity #BeaversForBioDiversity #WildLife #ReWilding #Flooding #FloodManagement #Nature #Scotland #ScottishWildBeaverGroup #NaturalFloodManagement

  8. Scottish Wild Beaver Group
    "With their tree cutting and dam building abilities they transform
    landscapes in ways which are hugely beneficial to nature, and for
    our rivers for flood and drought mitigation along with water
    purification."
    scottishwildbeavers.org.uk/

    #SolarPunkSunday #Beavers #Nature #BioDiversity #BeaversForBioDiversity #WildLife #ReWilding #Flooding #FloodManagement #Nature #Scotland #ScottishWildBeaverGroup #NaturalFloodManagement

  9. Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
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    theguardian.com/world/2025/feb <-- shared technical media article
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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-e <-- shared wiki technical page
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    phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-bea <-- shared technical article
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    youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2 <-- shared video (Czech)
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    H/T @ScienceGirl
    "We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
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    “For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
    Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
    The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
    Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
    Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
    Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
    Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"
    #water #hydrology #KlabavaRiver #Czech #BrdyRegion #protected #CzechRepublic #armytraining #military #beaver #Eurasianbeavers #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #restoration #biodiversity #crayfish #wetland #ecology #benefits #Beavers #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #EcosystemEngineers #nature #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #agriculture #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #drought #wildfire #valleysreborn #slowdetermination #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #ecosystemengineers #watermanagement

  10. Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
    --
    theguardian.com/world/2025/feb <-- shared technical media article
    --
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-e <-- shared wiki technical page
    --
    phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-bea <-- shared technical article
    --
    youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2 <-- shared video (Czech)
    --
    H/T @ScienceGirl
    "We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
    --
    “For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
    Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
    The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
    Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
    Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
    Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
    Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"

  11. 🦫 Could Beavers Help Tackle One Of Climate Change’s Fastest-Growing Challenges? [UK] 🦫
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    linkedin.com/pulse/climate-cha <-- shared technical article
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    bbc.com/news/articles/cx26r1gz <-- shared media article, “Beavers have helped reduce flood risk…”
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    wildlifetrusts.org/saving-spec <-- shared overview, beavers in the UK
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    npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-57389 <-- shared media article, “As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers”
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    rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-re <-- shared reintroduction overview
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    youtu.be/NXZjt1M6loY?si=pwjU0t <-- shared video, “Watch the moment wild beavers return to Cornwall” [UK]
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    youtu.be/65HBgO33GDo?si=2qfBAa <-- shared video, “First Beavers in Bedfordshire in over 400 years” [UK]
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    scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/o <-- shared overview, beaver reintroduction into Scotland
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    youtu.be/vCjvCQHX7mQ?si=fJS9E1 <-- shared video, “Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River — What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was [amazing]”
    --
    H/T @RomeCook
    “In [this] article, [the author] explore[s]:
    🌿 How beaver-created wetlands support biodiversity
    🦟 Their potential influence on mosquitoes and other insect pests
    🕷️ The indirect role they may play in tick ecology
    🦇 How dragonflies, bats, birds, amphibians and beneficial insects contribute to natural pest regulation
    🚜 What this could mean for sustainable agriculture and agroforestry
    🌍 Why this matters for biodiversity, farming, and human and animal health in a changing climate…
    The beaver isn’t simply creating wetlands. It may be rebuilding the ecological balance that our landscapes have gradually lost….”
    #Beavers #BeaverConference2026 #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Entomology #IntegratedPestManagement #BiologicalControl #Agroforestry #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateChange #OneHealth #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Research #ResearchCollaboration #Wildlife #EcosystemServices #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #trophiccascade #Rewilding #Nature #SpeciesReintroduction #Environment #EcosystemEngineers #nature #restoration #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #hydrology #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer # agriculture #benefits #agroforestry #vegetation #waterquality #ecology #ecosystem #restoration #riversystemsstabilisation #climatechange

  12. 🦫 Could Beavers Help Tackle One Of Climate Change’s Fastest-Growing Challenges? [UK] 🦫
    --
    linkedin.com/pulse/climate-cha <-- shared technical article
    --
    bbc.com/news/articles/cx26r1gz <-- shared media article, “Beavers have helped reduce flood risk…”
    --
    wildlifetrusts.org/saving-spec <-- shared overview, beavers in the UK
    --
    npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-57389 <-- shared media article, “As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers”
    --
    rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-re <-- shared reintroduction overview
    --
    youtu.be/NXZjt1M6loY?si=pwjU0t <-- shared video, “Watch the moment wild beavers return to Cornwall” [UK]
    --
    youtu.be/65HBgO33GDo?si=2qfBAa <-- shared video, “First Beavers in Bedfordshire in over 400 years” [UK]
    --
    scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/o <-- shared overview, beaver reintroduction into Scotland
    --
    youtu.be/vCjvCQHX7mQ?si=fJS9E1 <-- shared video, “Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River — What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was [amazing]”
    --
    H/T @RomeCook
    “In [this] article, [the author] explore[s]:
    🌿 How beaver-created wetlands support biodiversity
    🦟 Their potential influence on mosquitoes and other insect pests
    🕷️ The indirect role they may play in tick ecology
    🦇 How dragonflies, bats, birds, amphibians and beneficial insects contribute to natural pest regulation
    🚜 What this could mean for sustainable agriculture and agroforestry
    🌍 Why this matters for biodiversity, farming, and human and animal health in a changing climate…
    The beaver isn’t simply creating wetlands. It may be rebuilding the ecological balance that our landscapes have gradually lost….”
    # agriculture

  13. A "blue-green alley" helped one lower Montréal district avoid floods during recent storm (in French)

    Une « ruelle bleue-verte » à la rescousse dans Pointe-Saint-Charles: lp.ca/siJSir?sharing=true

    #Montréal #francais #climatechange #floodmanagement #bioswale #greeninfrastructure

  14. A "blue-green alley" helped one lower Montréal district avoid floods during recent storm (in French)

    Une « ruelle bleue-verte » à la rescousse dans Pointe-Saint-Charles: lp.ca/siJSir?sharing=true

    #Montréal #francais #climatechange #floodmanagement #bioswale #greeninfrastructure