Rob Rich

For sure. Yeah, they're really central to the work I do and I'm a part of tangentially and directly. The Beaver Deceiver is kind of pioneered and patented by this guy named Skip Lyle, really brilliant guy based out of Vermont currently.

For sure. Yeah, they're really central to the work I do and I'm a part of tangentially and directly. The Beaver Deceiver is kind of pioneered and patented by this guy named Skip Lyle, really brilliant guy based out of Vermont currently.

But he grew up around just watching trapping take place and whatnot and was like, sure, there had to be a better way than just this remove and fill the void, just this never-ending cycle. that all kinds of road crews and private landowners and public agencies are dealing with.

But he grew up around just watching trapping take place and whatnot and was like, sure, there had to be a better way than just this remove and fill the void, just this never-ending cycle. that all kinds of road crews and private landowners and public agencies are dealing with.

But he grew up around just watching trapping take place and whatnot and was like, sure, there had to be a better way than just this remove and fill the void, just this never-ending cycle. that all kinds of road crews and private landowners and public agencies are dealing with.

Sometimes culverts, you know, those big pipes that go under a road to allow the stream through, you know, to a beaver, that is just like a ready-made dam with a hole in it. And so beavers are always plugging these culverts with their sticks and mud and whatnot and causing a real headache for a lot of those people.

Sometimes culverts, you know, those big pipes that go under a road to allow the stream through, you know, to a beaver, that is just like a ready-made dam with a hole in it. And so beavers are always plugging these culverts with their sticks and mud and whatnot and causing a real headache for a lot of those people.

Sometimes culverts, you know, those big pipes that go under a road to allow the stream through, you know, to a beaver, that is just like a ready-made dam with a hole in it. And so beavers are always plugging these culverts with their sticks and mud and whatnot and causing a real headache for a lot of those people.

And so the beaver deceiver is one way to exclude them from these high conflict areas like culverts. In its simplest definition, it's kind of like a fence that goes around the culvert to exclude that, but you want to do it at the right angle and the right distance and the right site-specific ways that it's effective. And so... Skip Lyle kind of pioneered that.

And so the beaver deceiver is one way to exclude them from these high conflict areas like culverts. In its simplest definition, it's kind of like a fence that goes around the culvert to exclude that, but you want to do it at the right angle and the right distance and the right site-specific ways that it's effective. And so... Skip Lyle kind of pioneered that.

And so the beaver deceiver is one way to exclude them from these high conflict areas like culverts. In its simplest definition, it's kind of like a fence that goes around the culvert to exclude that, but you want to do it at the right angle and the right distance and the right site-specific ways that it's effective. And so... Skip Lyle kind of pioneered that.

But then there's also some like flow device things that are kind of like a pipe that we put through a dam that can siphon water through a dam from upstream to downstream. And so that allows people to kind of strike a compromise with the beaver in the sense that they can still stay there, they can still have their dam and still have all the benefits to their ecology there.

But then there's also some like flow device things that are kind of like a pipe that we put through a dam that can siphon water through a dam from upstream to downstream. And so that allows people to kind of strike a compromise with the beaver in the sense that they can still stay there, they can still have their dam and still have all the benefits to their ecology there.

But then there's also some like flow device things that are kind of like a pipe that we put through a dam that can siphon water through a dam from upstream to downstream. And so that allows people to kind of strike a compromise with the beaver in the sense that they can still stay there, they can still have their dam and still have all the benefits to their ecology there.

But the water level can be lowered just enough where it's not as much of a headache for other people that are worried about getting flooded out or that type of thing. And there are numerous entities growing up all around the country right now that are starting these. California is one of the biggest success stories right now.

But the water level can be lowered just enough where it's not as much of a headache for other people that are worried about getting flooded out or that type of thing. And there are numerous entities growing up all around the country right now that are starting these. California is one of the biggest success stories right now.

But the water level can be lowered just enough where it's not as much of a headache for other people that are worried about getting flooded out or that type of thing. And there are numerous entities growing up all around the country right now that are starting these. California is one of the biggest success stories right now.

Here in Montana, we have a big one, the Montana Beaver Conflict Resolution Project that I'm a little bit affiliated with.

Here in Montana, we have a big one, the Montana Beaver Conflict Resolution Project that I'm a little bit affiliated with.

Here in Montana, we have a big one, the Montana Beaver Conflict Resolution Project that I'm a little bit affiliated with.