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The Beaver Restoration Guidebook

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

This detailed guidebook summarizes the best current knowledge on using beaver to restore streams, floodplains, wetlands and riparian systems. It summarizes beaver ecology, watershed-level planning, beaver dam analogues, urban and general population management, and dam viability amongst other topics.

Audience

Restoration practioners, land managers/owners, project funders, project developers, and regulators

Expertise Required

Low

Geography

Continent - North America (applicable to entire American beaver range, but project examples focus on the Western United States)

Relevant Phases

Design, Siting, Screening, Quantifying Costs, Quantifying Benefits

Tool Type

Informational Resources

Last Updated

2023

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Strategies

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Beaver Management and Beaver Dam Analogs