Matt Guziejka

fill that area out, make it deep, make it wide so they have better access to vegetation around that and deeper water to be safe.

fill that area out, make it deep, make it wide so they have better access to vegetation around that and deeper water to be safe.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. And that's the difference between like something like an urban beaver or just a beaver and like a raccoon. A raccoon will come and like fuck up your garbage can. But a beaver will chew down the cherry tree your grandfather planted.

Yeah. And that's the difference between like something like an urban beaver or just a beaver and like a raccoon. A raccoon will come and like fuck up your garbage can. But a beaver will chew down the cherry tree your grandfather planted.

You're so... Americans are so sentimental. Well, you know, Portland's a tree city, so we really like our trees, you know. So it has the ability to do way more damage than such a small thing that we're used to here in urban areas. So what do you do if a beaver moves in? If a beaver moves in, there's a couple of things you can do.

You're so... Americans are so sentimental. Well, you know, Portland's a tree city, so we really like our trees, you know. So it has the ability to do way more damage than such a small thing that we're used to here in urban areas. So what do you do if a beaver moves in? If a beaver moves in, there's a couple of things you can do.

Portland, the city of Portland does have like this crazy referral cycle of, do you have a beaver? Yes or no. And then, is your beaver causing damage? Yes. Okay, let me go this way. What kind of damage is it causing? Oh, it's really severe. Okay, let me go this way. And you kind of take this rigmarole rap to come up with the solution.

Portland, the city of Portland does have like this crazy referral cycle of, do you have a beaver? Yes or no. And then, is your beaver causing damage? Yes. Okay, let me go this way. What kind of damage is it causing? Oh, it's really severe. Okay, let me go this way. And you kind of take this rigmarole rap to come up with the solution.

But ultimately, you do have options as a homeowner if you're worried about your house being damaged by a beaver. Fish and wildlife will come out and kill it and trap it. No, we don't want that. I know, honestly, Oregon is pretty behind with the beaver relocation. We don't really have a lot of good beaver relocation programs. Washington State really does a good job.

But ultimately, you do have options as a homeowner if you're worried about your house being damaged by a beaver. Fish and wildlife will come out and kill it and trap it. No, we don't want that. I know, honestly, Oregon is pretty behind with the beaver relocation. We don't really have a lot of good beaver relocation programs. Washington State really does a good job.

But, you know, they don't have a beaver on the flag, so I feel like we're kind of not living up to the beaver hype.

But, you know, they don't have a beaver on the flag, so I feel like we're kind of not living up to the beaver hype.

It's on the back. Or the front, I mean. So the best thing you can do is get a hold of your local, like, Parks and Rec, and they'll probably refer you to someone else, and then they'll probably refer you to someone else, and then they'll probably... Eventually you? And then eventually you get referred just back to your neighbor. LAUGHTER

It's on the back. Or the front, I mean. So the best thing you can do is get a hold of your local, like, Parks and Rec, and they'll probably refer you to someone else, and then they'll probably refer you to someone else, and then they'll probably... Eventually you? And then eventually you get referred just back to your neighbor. LAUGHTER

No, you can't keep pet beavers, no. But the conflict is really hard, and one of the things we looked at in our study is coexistence and how to manage the conflict and how to find a way to say, okay, the beaver's causing flooding, let's put in a pond leveler.

No, you can't keep pet beavers, no. But the conflict is really hard, and one of the things we looked at in our study is coexistence and how to manage the conflict and how to find a way to say, okay, the beaver's causing flooding, let's put in a pond leveler.

So what that does is it lets water flow through part of the dam, but then it keeps the water level at a certain height so the beavers don't hear the water flowing because that bothers them and they want to dam it up so they don't hear the flowing water. So that's an option. There are many, many solutions.

So what that does is it lets water flow through part of the dam, but then it keeps the water level at a certain height so the beavers don't hear the water flowing because that bothers them and they want to dam it up so they don't hear the flowing water. So that's an option. There are many, many solutions.