Increase upland water storage by managing for beaver populations

Approach

Tactics

Accommodate and maintain larger beaver populations.
Trap and relocate beavers that create dams that flood trails.
Use riparian shrub planting and protection and riparian aspen restoration and management.
Use valley form analysis to assess potential sites for beaver colonies and channel migrations.

Sensitivity

• Hydrologic regime shifts with climate change will include lower summer flows and higher- more frequent winter peak flows.

Strategy

Sustain fundamental physical and ecological functions; Maintain and enhance hydrologic processes