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Increase upland water storage by managing for larger beaver populations

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Approach

Increase upland water storage by managing for larger beaver populations.

Tactics

  • Accommodate and maintain higher beaver populations.
  • Trap and relocate beavers that create dams that flood trails.

Sensitivity

Strategy

Raymond, C.L.; Peterson, D.L.; Rochefort, R.M., eds. (2014). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the North Cascades region. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-892. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. , Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L., eds. (2017). Climate change and Rocky Mountain ecosystems. Advances in Global Change Research, Volume 63. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

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Climate Change Effect

Resource Area

Relevant Region

Northern Plains
Northwest
Southwest