From Nuisance to Natural Engineer: How Beavers Are Helping Restore Arizona's Wetlands

From nuisance to natural engineer: how beavers are helping restore Arizona's wetlands

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is trying out a new technique to restore Arizona wetlands.Though Arizona is largely a desert state, 1% of the state is made up of wetlands, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The number has been slowly falling since the 1800s, resulting in a loss of one-third of the original wetlands.In the past few months, AZGFD has seen a resurgence in the wetlands along a stretch of the San Pedro River.Weve s…

Beavers put to work saving two Utah rivers

National Parks are often referred to as “America’s best idea.” That’s what followers of the National Parks and Forests Supporters believe, anyway (and they’re probably not wrong). Earlier this month, the Facebook page highlighted another great idea, this one regarding a unique conservation effort. The unique conservation effort is… beavers. In 2019, researchers began moving captured beavers who had become a nuisance to humans along stretches of …