Because the beaver isn't just an animal; it's an ecosystem!

Solving Problems

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Even though beavers are excellent news for watershed health, they can cause problems for human infrastructure. Here are some inexpensive solutions that will help you understand our motto that “Any city smarter than a beaver can keep a beaver!”

Partnering with Beavers

If your problem is blocked culverts:

If your problem is flooding because of dam height:

If your problem is tree damage:

VARIOUS FLOW DEVICES

Choosing and installing the right flow device, a step by step guide from the Beaver Coalition.

Our city installed something they say will control the beavers  but I’m not sure what it is or how it works?

 

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4 comments on “Solving Problems

Denise Koetas-Dale

I am the committeewoman in Chesterfield, NJ. We have an artificial stormwater retention pond that has been colonized by beavers. Our community Green Team and other residents have been wrapping the trees to try to mitigate the damage to the trees, but there has been a great deal of concern voiced as to the damage that the beavers are doing to the pond. I have read about dealing with beavers in culverts but not in stormwater retention ponds. The beavers have been described to me as “bank beavers’ and there are no dams that we have seen, but they are apparently building their dens in the sides of the pond itself. I am hoping we can avoid trapping the beaver and have been told that by wrapping enough trees they might leave the area. Is there anything else that we can do to address damage to the pond itself. Thank you, Denise Koetas-Dale

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heidi08

thank you so much denise for writing and caring about these beavers. I was also contacted by Nancy of the environment commission and sent a lengthy reply which I will send to you tomorrow when i get back from the Sierras. It basically involves protecting the trees.heidi

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JD Hatchett

Yes let’s protect the beavers which are good for our community.

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