Beavers are Our Beneficial Neighbors

If you have beaver on your property and are concerned about impacts such as flooding or tree loss, know that there are many non-lethal options to share the habitat and enjoy the beaver benefits without damage to human infrastructure.  

Tulalip Tribes Wildlife Program, including Beaver Project: Great local resource on the Tulalip Tribes’ successful beaver project that aims to prevent conflict and uses translocation of beaver clans as a last resort. 

Beaver Institute: The ultimate beaver resource. A nonprofit dedicated to people and beavers living side-by-side, with beavers helping to fix habitat without damaging property. Get informed, find help and support if you’re battling a beaver that is beginning to become a nuisance. 

RESEARCH

Greg Hood/Skagit River Systems Co-op original paper on tidal beaver habitat and beaver’s benefit to salmon populations: Wetlands Journal Tidal Beavers

Skagit River Cooperative: The Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) provides natural resource management services for the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. 

Excellent analysis of the nearshore estuarine processes including tidal beaver habitat and the changes and challenges human development has imposed: WA State Estuarine Processes