Yes please. I see too many videos like this where they say they will achieve great things but then never follow up to tell us how awesome it all worked out!
Thank you so much! We're grateful for all you and your team do in our community as well. Local volunteers and volunteers make our stream restoration work possible!
I grew up a long, long time ago in the Midwest. I remember dragging my canoe over over quite a few beaver dams. They have quite an "aroma!" 😉 Sadly they were all lost to urban sprawl. Very nice to see you kids doing something about it. Great job!
You have my admiration for helping the beavers Come back, and for your efforts to restore habitat. You will be glad to hear that here in the UK we have a small number of beaver re introduction projects in place, after beavers have been missing for many hundreds of years. Best Wishes from the UK.
I read a scientific journal on beaver and prior reintroduction efforts. The mortality rate was reported at 96% after one year. I'd be interested to know if your efforts to increase those chances has worked. Please keep us posted.
You're asking the absolutely correct question. These beaver relocation projects are hard on the beavers and often unsuccessful for restoration outcomes. With this project, I'd be interested to see an update whether these beavers stayed in place and survived. From the looks of things, there's not a lot of food/habitat in this stream for beavers and would be surprised to see a family this large stick around for any amount of time. When beavers are forced to travel in order to find food, this is when they're most vulnerable to predation.
I once saw where a mountain lion(we call them cougars) attacked a beaver, and it was a horrific scene, the snow was packed down and stained red for 30 feet in every direction. The beaver lost, but fought hard to the end, they are not an easy target.
Bravo! The world certainly needs more people like you folks. Thanks for your dedication and tenacity and the very best of luck to you and your critters!
Our suburban house backs on a river in DE…beaver arrived in the marsh across the river a few years ago. The male has grown to be huge and we often see him cruising down the river. He was also kind enough to take out a neighbor’s problem tree. At first I was worried someone might arm them…there is a lot if anti-beaver sentiment. Happy to report the neighborhood enjoys seeing them. I did have to address one neighbor’s fear of attack beavers, lol.
You even built them a home so they can have a place to live and not just get dumped into an unknown land. Humans and animals working together to restore the environment and maintain it for ages to come. That is wonderful, and it'll be great to see the fruits of our labor.
This looks like a great initiative! Where did these particular beavers come from please? It was quite incredible to see how relaxed they seemed in the cages. My question is will there be any First Nations People involved in this restoration going forward? Thanks for the informative video!
Unless the video is missing additional details, this release did not seem well planned. The hastily built dam provided no protection. This was evident when the beavers skedaddled out there right away. A similar release effort involving an Idaho rancher, a professor of watershed sciences from Utah State University, and U.S. Forestry Service staff built 4 BDAs to test the feasibility before releasing beavers. In the words of the Utah State professor, "Structures were built to provide a comfortable release site for beavers...so they won't freak out. We expected them to behave like teenagers and not listen. So wherever you dump 'em, have choices downstream and some choices upstream."
Great video and great work! I loved watching the beavers supervising your dam building before they were released. They obviously trusted you, but I imagine Mr. Beaver was thinking... "Uh, thanks for the dam humans. It's cute. But my wife and I will take it from here. You can go celebrate at TGIFridays or something while we get to work." Then he and Mrs. Beaver got to work building a REAL dam! Thank you again for sharing, and I hope we can get an update on this area in a year or so.
Get in touch with the Massachusetts Fish and Game. Mass. voted on no trapping beavers about 12 years ago. We have some giant beavers. The coyotes need a pack to catch a full grown male.
This is a great project, and as others have said it would be nice to have an update periodically on how the beavers do in the area where they've been released. Thanks for what you do.
Beavers knaw on trees and branches then drag them to build dams in which they build dens. The dams cause flooding in certain locations to make a pond for them to life in and, coincidentally, hundreds of species benefit from this pond as well as the landscape being well protected.
Watching them walking away from the prepared dam makes me wonder if it would be better to release them a dozen or so meters away for them to “discover” it on their own.
Here is a follow-up video showing some of the dams that these and other beavers we released into this drainage have built this past year. We then came in and released native Bonneville cutthroat into these ponds. ua-cam.com/video/nwLsw1-AS14/v-deo.html
Sadly, a lot of humans don't see the real problem in wilderness loss. It's the humans that are impacting habitat negatively. The people seem to think that if we can buy the land, we ought to be able to do as we please on the land. It's a human first mentality that views other species as either pests or harvestable resources. How about we look a the world as an important system to preserve in fact to protect from Humans?
These are great programmes, it involves so many people and is an educational initiative that will only promote the well being of this habitat. At the same time I would imagine follow-up research will be done, provided the government has ample funding for these initiatives. Even if the beavers move down stream to the lake sooner or later if they survive they will begin to move back into the streams...It may take 5-10 years to establish a population depending on the success rate of breeding pairs. Many of these restoration programmes are very successful, while very few fail in the long term as sometimes it seems the beavers have disappeared from an area and all of a sudden there's a dam and another dam and a lodge or a bank lodge....What a few beaver can do to restore an area back to its once thriving self is truly amazing. Thanks for the video and hard work....
subbed so i can see the updates. great stuff. Also, did you guys put any signage up? maybe hunters/trappers will think twice if they’re dealing with research animals.
They're absolutely adorable but I'm concerned about the lack of an update. They seem extremely vulnerable to prey and it would be heartbreaking if this project failed
I would dig a large hole so the beavers could hide under the water. 6 feet deep should do it. Then add a few trees to hide under. Coyotes probably find beavers very tasty.
beautiful just beautiful….beavers were here thousands and thousands of years before humans…they have never encroached on us it is we who encroach on them….great to see them in their environment…just beautiful
I would love to do this in my area. I know only one beaver dam in probably a 50-100 mile radius. I think I would have brought in a mini ex, built the dam ahead of time & planted willows several years in advance to make sure they had an ample supply of food & building materials.
Any recommended places to learn about the "Beaver Dam Analogs"? I have a creak running through my property that had Beavers at one time, but I think trappers got them off property and I'd like to reintroduce them on property. I have a co-worker that does a lot of nuisance beaver trapping for the county. He live traps them but usually has to destroy them because there is no place to take them. He said he could bring me a pair to locate on my property, but didn't realize how important a makeshift dam would be to them. I don't want them going up or down stream where someone might just kill them. It's been probably 12+ years since I've seen any evidence of beavers.
Hi there! First, we recommend calling Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at 801-538-4700 to ensure you have the proper permits to trap and relocate beavers to your property. The need for makeshift beaver dam analogs depends on the status of the site, and UDWR habitat biologists can support that decision-making process. Unfortunately as humans we have very little control over where beavers decide to establish or their movements up or downstream. Feel free to email info@sagelandcollaborative.org and we would be happy to provide recommendations and connect you with more resources and contacts!
Would it be possible to do a short follow up video next year to see if the beaver have remained in the area and what effect they've had?
That's a great idea, Eric. We should be able to work that into our plans and will hold a meeting to get started. Thank you for your comment.
@@sagelandcollaborativeWelcome.
Yes please
Yes please. I see too many videos like this where they say they will achieve great things but then never follow up to tell us how awesome it all worked out!
Agreed - be nice to see if the beavers both survived and also succeeded in restoring the flood plain.
Finally people are waking up and doing great things thank you so much❣️❣️❣️😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
" I don't know how anyone couldn't love someone with orange teeth!" Love it. Such a great video! Thanks for all you're doing!
Thank you so much! We're grateful for all you and your team do in our community as well. Local volunteers and volunteers make our stream restoration work possible!
British Men need love too!
@@sagelandcollaborative I have 1000s of beavers you can have for free.
@@saltydominion9069 find work for them to do. Have you taken their land?
My look after polishing off a bag of Cheetos.
I grew up a long, long time ago in the Midwest. I remember dragging my canoe over over quite a few beaver dams. They have quite an "aroma!" 😉 Sadly they were all lost to urban sprawl. Very nice to see you kids doing something about it. Great job!
Such a great video and project! Thanks for the work you do and for letting us be a part of it too!
Thank you for your kind words and for joining us in this work!
Any update on the area? Would love to see what the beavers did.
You have my admiration for helping the beavers Come back, and for your efforts to restore habitat.
You will be glad to hear that here in the UK we have a small number of beaver re introduction projects in place, after beavers have been missing for many hundreds of years.
Best Wishes from the UK.
I read a scientific journal on beaver and prior reintroduction efforts. The mortality rate was reported at 96% after one year. I'd be interested to know if your efforts to increase those chances has worked. Please keep us posted.
@mike d are you proposing the reintroduction of humans in the environment? Choose those humans carefully
@@henrimatisse7481 Hahaha. And do those humans need to have orange teeth?
You're asking the absolutely correct question. These beaver relocation projects are hard on the beavers and often unsuccessful for restoration outcomes. With this project, I'd be interested to see an update whether these beavers stayed in place and survived. From the looks of things, there's not a lot of food/habitat in this stream for beavers and would be surprised to see a family this large stick around for any amount of time. When beavers are forced to travel in order to find food, this is when they're most vulnerable to predation.
That's lovely! An entire beaver family was released. Go Beaver Family!💕
True. unrelated beavers can get into fights and those orange teethare dangerous weapons too.
Please keep posting videos on your and the beavers progress!!
Caring for the environment and sharing it
Looks like a nice mountain lion treat! Not enough water there to protect them
I completely agree
I once saw where a mountain lion(we call them cougars) attacked a beaver, and it was a horrific scene, the snow was packed down and stained red for 30 feet in every direction. The beaver lost, but fought hard to the end, they are not an easy target.
Awesome video love seeing the work y’all doing!
Thank you so much for your support, Maximus!
Just subscribed. Follow up on subject would be great.
Thank you for subscribing! That's a great idea.
@@sagelandcollaborative Yeah, I want to know if the beaver family took root?
Curios to know, what look like the area after the beaver release on the area...
Cant wait to see the progress videos!
Did you guys follow-up here (at this same site)? Be nice to see if the beavers both survived and also succeeded in restoring the flood plain. Thx
Bravo! The world certainly needs more people like you folks. Thanks for your dedication and tenacity and the very best of luck to you and your critters!
Where are the trees ?
Our suburban house backs on a river in DE…beaver arrived in the marsh across the river a few years ago. The male has grown to be huge and we often see him cruising down the river. He was also kind enough to take out a neighbor’s problem tree. At first I was worried someone might arm them…there is a lot if anti-beaver sentiment. Happy to report the neighborhood enjoys seeing them. I did have to address one neighbor’s fear of attack beavers, lol.
Not sure if the US Constitution's guarantee of the right to keep and arm bears extends to beavers, but it should.
@@thonbrocket2512 lol…good one!
Please make an update someday so we can see how the landscape has changed.
Really looking forward to the follow up video mentioned above.
I’d love to see an update.
any update on these beavers?
Seeing this 16 months after the release. Would love an update.
Beautiful location, is this Nevada?
Fabulous.
Thank you.
I would like to see an update to this video if at all possible.
I have seen this Program in SW Wyoming on Muddy Creek it failed, I felt sorry for the Beaver.
And you people did an extensive coyote trapping program in that area before releasing them ?
You even built them a home so they can have a place to live and not just get dumped into an unknown land. Humans and animals working together to restore the environment and maintain it for ages to come. That is wonderful, and it'll be great to see the fruits of our labor.
Beavers dont live in dams
Beavers are a key stone species prevent flooding and create habitats for other creatures ,well done.!
How about the Santa Margarita river in North San Diego County?
This looks like a great initiative! Where did these particular beavers come from please? It was quite incredible to see how relaxed they seemed in the cages. My question is will there be any First Nations People involved in this restoration going forward?
Thanks for the informative video!
Just stumbled on this video. Is there an update?
It's been a while since the release. Any updates? Did they all survive the winter? Any young?
Thankyou
Unless the video is missing additional details, this release did not seem well planned. The hastily built dam provided no protection. This was evident when the beavers skedaddled out there right away.
A similar release effort involving an Idaho rancher, a professor of watershed sciences from Utah State University, and U.S. Forestry Service staff built 4 BDAs to test the feasibility before releasing beavers. In the words of the Utah State professor, "Structures were built to provide a comfortable release site for beavers...so they won't freak out. We expected them to behave like teenagers and not listen. So wherever you dump 'em, have choices downstream and some choices upstream."
I'm going to subscribe to your channel just so I can see how they changed the landscape in a year
How do we get updates on the beavers?
Outlawing trapping would also help. I appreciate the good work you do!
They are so cute! I hope you guys continue the amazing work you're doing with the help of these cute animals
I appreciate that the humans want them to work and I hope the humans will follow up on that plan
Great video and great work! I loved watching the beavers supervising your dam building before they were released. They obviously trusted you, but I imagine Mr. Beaver was thinking...
"Uh, thanks for the dam humans. It's cute. But my wife and I will take it from here. You can go celebrate at TGIFridays or something while we get to work."
Then he and Mrs. Beaver got to work building a REAL dam!
Thank you again for sharing, and I hope we can get an update on this area in a year or so.
Absolutely! We're excited to see what they build and where they go.
Love a good beaver story
Any update?
Update on the beavers?
Australia needs Beavers 😁👍
Yeah, let's pack in as many introduced species as we can. That's always worked out well in Australia, right? Right?
So did they survive? Follow up??
can we have update please
Get in touch with the Massachusetts Fish and Game. Mass. voted on no trapping beavers about 12 years ago. We have some giant beavers. The coyotes need a pack to catch a full grown male.
Awesome
Do you have poisonous snakes that would be a hazard for them in th riverbank.
This is a great project, and as others have said it would be nice to have an update periodically on how the beavers do in the area where they've been released. Thanks for what you do.
One year ago...so? What's the results?
Coyotes going to get a rare treat.
Beavers knaw on trees and branches then drag them to build dams in which they build dens. The dams cause flooding in certain locations to make a pond for them to life in and, coincidentally, hundreds of species benefit from this pond as well as the landscape being well protected.
Watching them walking away from the prepared dam makes me wonder if it would be better to release them a dozen or so meters away for them to “discover” it on their own.
About time.
I love what you are doing here. Beavers are sooooo important!
Here we are a year later?
Could beavers restore the Great Salt Lake? Colorado River?
I LOVE BEAVER.
How do the coyotes feel about this?
Great work!
Update?
Here is a follow-up video showing some of the dams that these and other beavers we released into this drainage have built this past year. We then came in and released native Bonneville cutthroat into these ponds. ua-cam.com/video/nwLsw1-AS14/v-deo.html
THANK YOU!
This doesn't seem to be a follow-up video.
the film was made two years ago what has happened since then?
do you keep bringing in new beavers to keep a healthy dna population
Related to duck billed platypus?
My only hope is that the predators in the area don’t get to them before they can get established.
Oh boy the beavers have lots of work to do. GOD Bless them and all you good folks❤
Wonderful work looking after these little heroes
Sadly, a lot of humans don't see the real problem in wilderness loss. It's the humans that are impacting habitat negatively. The people seem to think that if we can buy the land, we ought to be able to do as we please on the land. It's a human first mentality that views other species as either pests or harvestable resources. How about we look a the world as an important system to preserve in fact to protect from Humans?
YaY!! Thanks Sageland Collaborative!!
These are great programmes, it involves so many people and is an educational initiative that will only promote the well being of this habitat. At the same time I would imagine follow-up research will be done, provided the government has ample funding for these initiatives. Even if the beavers move down stream to the lake sooner or later if they survive they will begin to move back into the streams...It may take 5-10 years to establish a population depending on the success rate of breeding pairs. Many of these restoration programmes are very successful, while very few fail in the long term as sometimes it seems the beavers have disappeared from an area and all of a sudden there's a dam and another dam and a lodge or a bank lodge....What a few beaver can do to restore an area back to its once thriving self is truly amazing. Thanks for the video and hard work....
subbed so i can see the updates. great stuff. Also, did you guys put any signage up? maybe hunters/trappers will think twice if they’re dealing with research animals.
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They're absolutely adorable but I'm concerned about the lack of an update. They seem extremely vulnerable to prey and it would be heartbreaking if this project failed
I hope the bevers are doing great and help you with the hydrating the landscape
"Buildeen" is not a word.
Amazing info never even considered thank you for educating me 😊😊
I would dig a large hole so the beavers could hide under the water. 6 feet deep should do it. Then add a few trees to hide under. Coyotes probably find beavers very tasty.
beautiful just beautiful….beavers were here thousands and thousands of years before humans…they have never encroached on us it is we who encroach on them….great to see them in their environment…just beautiful
Beavers are the irrigation experts for life.
Awesome, but I'm sure those beavers are watching the humans and thinking to themselves " that damn build is all wrong" ;)
Haha! Love it.
The three little beavers
Awesome. I can imagine them saying ok we need 4 feet of water at least 😂
Goodluck Beavers
Beavers are so amazing!
You should be able to see changes after one month.
I do believe that beaver in the cage in photo is smiling
I love it when a beaver gets free'd.
Very cool. I hope it all worked out.
I would love to do this in my area.
I know only one beaver dam in probably a 50-100 mile radius.
I think I would have brought in a mini ex, built the dam ahead of time & planted willows several years in advance to make sure they had an ample supply of food & building materials.
EPA would shit their pants over the Mini Excavator.
Better done by hand.
Mossy Earth has a YT video on beavers and corroborates the results of this project
can we please have update looks fantastic
I would have released them in deeper water. I don't doubt they just became food for other locals like coyote.
Any recommended places to learn about the "Beaver Dam Analogs"? I have a creak running through my property that had Beavers at one time, but I think trappers got them off property and I'd like to reintroduce them on property. I have a co-worker that does a lot of nuisance beaver trapping for the county. He live traps them but usually has to destroy them because there is no place to take them. He said he could bring me a pair to locate on my property, but didn't realize how important a makeshift dam would be to them. I don't want them going up or down stream where someone might just kill them. It's been probably 12+ years since I've seen any evidence of beavers.
Hi there! First, we recommend calling Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at 801-538-4700 to ensure you have the proper permits to trap and relocate beavers to your property. The need for makeshift beaver dam analogs depends on the status of the site, and UDWR habitat biologists can support that decision-making process. Unfortunately as humans we have very little control over where beavers decide to establish or their movements up or downstream. Feel free to email info@sagelandcollaborative.org and we would be happy to provide recommendations and connect you with more resources and contacts!
From what I see, the beavers will be unlikely to settle in such an ill prepared sight.
Hope I'm mistaken.
You're not?