A recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune, a segment on NPR's All Thing's Considered, and a segment on Utah Public Radio's Wild About Utah all help highlight the use of beaver as a potential river restoration agent. They also speak to the idea that beaver might be helpful in buffering anticipated impacts from climate change. Beaver are finding themselves in the news more and more:

• 'Beavers: The Original Army Corps of Engineers' -Wild About Utah on Utah Public Radio (Holy Strand)
  
• 'Leave it to Beaver' - read story and see video at Salt Lake Tribune
• 'Beavers Offer Solution to Climate Change' - Listen to story on NPR
• 'Mother Nature's Little Helpers: The Busy Beaver May be Key to Region's Water Issues' - read story in Spokesman Review
• See also the recent post on 'Largest known beaver dam discovered'
  

Current research in our lab is looking at better understanding the feedbacks beaver create between the physical and ecological aspects of rivers and what might be necessary to help make beaver more effective restoration agents. See also Beaver Links.

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