Oregon increasing beaver protections to help salmon, slow wildfires

Oregon increasing beaver protections to help salmon, slow wildfires

A beaver and kit groom themselves near their Bear Creek home in the Crooked River Watershed, July, 2022.Ron Jackson has a 23-acre ranch outside of Prineville, Oregon. A little creek travels across it, attracting wild turkey and deer. And while he doesn’t see them very often, there are also beaver hiding in his wetland.“They make a nice sharp point, cutting down our trees,” Jackson said. “And I see where they’ve taken the branches and made little…