Rob Rich

As one food patch will become diminished a little bit, they'll shift to another. And so at each of those different stages, temporally in the beaver succession, that brings a whole new suite of species that will thrive in that altered state. And so it's a constantly shifting mosaic that beavers really promote.

Yes. I mean, one of the greatest predictors of future beaver habitat is historic beaver presence. And so that's why it's important to have that eye to be able to see where a prior dam complex was or other old chew sign that you can see on sticks and things around. Those are all great signs. for where future beavers could establish as well.

Yes. I mean, one of the greatest predictors of future beaver habitat is historic beaver presence. And so that's why it's important to have that eye to be able to see where a prior dam complex was or other old chew sign that you can see on sticks and things around. Those are all great signs. for where future beavers could establish as well.

Yes. I mean, one of the greatest predictors of future beaver habitat is historic beaver presence. And so that's why it's important to have that eye to be able to see where a prior dam complex was or other old chew sign that you can see on sticks and things around. Those are all great signs. for where future beavers could establish as well.

And that's really important for people involved in beaver restoration is looking at kind of where those prior sites were productive because those are the places that they will likely come back to.

And that's really important for people involved in beaver restoration is looking at kind of where those prior sites were productive because those are the places that they will likely come back to.

And that's really important for people involved in beaver restoration is looking at kind of where those prior sites were productive because those are the places that they will likely come back to.

Yeah, great question. So it does vary a ton, but generally they are working very hard and in a way very fast on it. Sometimes alterations or blowouts will happen in a dam system naturally or human caused for various reasons. And beavers are very fast to return to that leak and triggered a lot by the sound of flowing water as well. The instinct, that is a trigger to where the leak is, so to speak.

Yeah, great question. So it does vary a ton, but generally they are working very hard and in a way very fast on it. Sometimes alterations or blowouts will happen in a dam system naturally or human caused for various reasons. And beavers are very fast to return to that leak and triggered a lot by the sound of flowing water as well. The instinct, that is a trigger to where the leak is, so to speak.

Yeah, great question. So it does vary a ton, but generally they are working very hard and in a way very fast on it. Sometimes alterations or blowouts will happen in a dam system naturally or human caused for various reasons. And beavers are very fast to return to that leak and triggered a lot by the sound of flowing water as well. The instinct, that is a trigger to where the leak is, so to speak.

But I also sometimes resist the idea of just the busy being a beaver. If you ever get the chance to watch a beaver doing its work in this setting, they're never frenzied in their activity. I always really appreciate just how deliberate and just like tactful they are in placement. It's more of just like a constant process as opposed to just like this frenzy of activity. And

But I also sometimes resist the idea of just the busy being a beaver. If you ever get the chance to watch a beaver doing its work in this setting, they're never frenzied in their activity. I always really appreciate just how deliberate and just like tactful they are in placement. It's more of just like a constant process as opposed to just like this frenzy of activity. And

But I also sometimes resist the idea of just the busy being a beaver. If you ever get the chance to watch a beaver doing its work in this setting, they're never frenzied in their activity. I always really appreciate just how deliberate and just like tactful they are in placement. It's more of just like a constant process as opposed to just like this frenzy of activity. And

They have just really mastered the art of maintenance. I think so many of us humans just don't know how to do basic maintenance activities sometimes. We can dispose of something or get a new one, but we don't know how to really just tinker and maintain things over time.

They have just really mastered the art of maintenance. I think so many of us humans just don't know how to do basic maintenance activities sometimes. We can dispose of something or get a new one, but we don't know how to really just tinker and maintain things over time.

They have just really mastered the art of maintenance. I think so many of us humans just don't know how to do basic maintenance activities sometimes. We can dispose of something or get a new one, but we don't know how to really just tinker and maintain things over time.

And so I think that's part of what makes beaver structures so resilient is that they're constantly evolving and adapting with the changes that they're facing.

And so I think that's part of what makes beaver structures so resilient is that they're constantly evolving and adapting with the changes that they're facing.

And so I think that's part of what makes beaver structures so resilient is that they're constantly evolving and adapting with the changes that they're facing.

Kind of all of the above. It generally starts with, you know, just some berming of some mud at the base. You know, it's not only stick. So there's some anchoring things in there going on, like the mud. Sometimes even rocks are rolled in and stones can be rolled in as part of like a supporting base. But, you know, it's it is a very complex. And remember, this is in a aquatic environment.