Artificial Beaver Dams Hold Promise as a Restoration Tool in California

Type

Literature

Publication

Charnley, Susan. 2018. Beavers, landowners, and watershed restoration: experimenting with beaver dam analogues in the Scott River basin, California. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-613. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 38 p.

Year Published

2019

Organization

USFS

Description

This case study was developed as part of a larger, interdisciplinary research project to assess the social, hydrological, and ecological effects of beaver-related watershed restoration approaches in rangeland streams of the Western United States. It is one of five case studies being undertaken to investigate the social context of beaver-related restoration in western rangelands.

Geography

Scott River Basin

Northern California

Website

https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/57456

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