Beaver, those furry little dam building rodents, turn out to be one of the world’s most influential species. Ecosystems with beavers are far healthier, for humans and non-humans alike, than those without them. And the consequences of losing beavers are profound: streams erode, the water table dries up, and species from salmon to swans lose vital habitat.
On Wednesday, Feb 23rd, the Siskiyou Land Trust hosted Michael M. Pollock, Ph.D. a Research Fish Biologist with NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Michael is an expert in the biodiversity patterns of Western river corridors.
CLICK HERE to watch the video of this webinar on our SLT YouTube channel. Or just click play on the video below.
When it comes to beaver as a tool for restoration, this guy wrote the book on it. Literally. meet one of the principal authors of the Beaver Restoration Guidebook.
Michael has worked on beaver restoration programs in Siskiyou County.
His presentation detailed how beavers can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, species extinction, and the disaster that is climate change.
