Beavers (Castor canadensis) are widely recognized as ecosystem engineers, building dams that reshape water flow and alter the ...

Beavers and the dams they build promote sediment deposition and modify channel and floodplain morphology and physical complexity. Beaver activities may result in increased watershed-scale water and ...

The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and biodiversity arising ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least three beaver dams spanning Dry Creek in different spots between the Creekside Golf Course and Claus Road were spotted for ...

MINNEAPOLIS — In Minnesota, beavers have long been considered a nuisance, thanks to their uncanny ability to gnaw trees and construct dams that sometimes clog culverts, raise lake levels or flood ...

DENVER – High in the mountains west of Fort Collins, teams of scientists and engineers are pretending to be beavers. They may not be swimming or chewing trees, but researchers with the U.S. Forest ...

A controversial beaver pond on the Gettysburg Battlefield, ordered drained by federal officials, has already largely vanished as of early April.

A family of beavers are constructing a metropolis above Memorial Park, including an expansive dam that’s creating a pool upstream. Photo by Patrick Bilow/Stowe Reporter This story by Patrick Bilow was ...