Humans: Were trying to restore this river Beavers: You're doing it wrong, I got this

I work for king county, there is an area we tried to jump start a wetlands remediation. Then the beaver moved in. He did all the work.

And the beavers say "Thanks for all the delicious willow stakes. It was so kind of you to plant them for us."

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

They can cause a ruckus; but better than the alternative -- no beavers at all.

Beavers and salmon evolved together for a million years. Beavers have been engineering for 10 million years. They know what they are doing.

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

Indeed: Beaver taught Salmon to jump.

@sheerluckholmes7720

Ай бұрын

@@lpeterman 🤣

I love how much joy Jen and Brandon and Rebecca all portray in this video. Beaver as wonders rather than pests.

@TurboLoveTrain

Ай бұрын

I see them as unruly allies: they don't do what you want them to do they do what you need them to do.

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

@@TurboLoveTrain And I see them as wonderful, powerful allies. Even if they cause some ruckus; better them than logging trucks flying past after clear-cutting a mountainside.

Very cool content, love seeing rewiliding making progress. 🌳☀️

Thank you, King County taxpayers, for this valuable educational content!👍 Best regards from Boulder

So glad to see this video address the challenges as well as the benefits - beavers definitely are a winning solution, but they're not necessarily always easy.

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

But sooo much better than ignoring the former state of the wetlands.

@error-xn7hn

Ай бұрын

Yeah. Beavers are tricky to deal with, but I have faith in us. I always teach my kids to avoid conflicts by being smarter. If a toddler wants your toy, distract him with something else. If there is a biting ant, then you need to be smarter than the ant. People have real problems in life, like cancer and broken homes. Having a battle of wits against a beaver can seem like a problem but really it's a joy.

Thank you for this beautiful presentation!!

Loved the video and the demonstration on how you're adapting to the Beavers - I'm hoping the recent trial introductions into the UK go just as well - they've been extinct here since the 16th century which really messed up the waterways & nature.

I had no idea this was going on in my own backyard! This is awesome!

@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515

Ай бұрын

I lose track of my beavers from time to time, but I sleep well, knowing they are being busy

I was thinking about it for few years. Why do people destroy Beaver's dams? Why they're angry at them? Since they do lot of good to the nature, the ecosystem, including human's. Yes, water filters, water reservoirs, and make habitat for other animals to live in. I'm happy to see that something's changed in our approach to their hard work.

@hopeofdawn

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately beavers like to flood areas to make safer/better habitat for themselves. And they don't care if their dam is flooding your fields, or your backyard. That's why a lot of people still destroy beaver dams. But that's not the solution - active management is. Take out the beaver dams that are causing problems, but leave the all the rest.

@robertmayfield8746

Ай бұрын

@@hopeofdawn 'Beavers don't care' - Beavers do, it's humans that destroy forests and entire ecosystems.

@robertmayfield8746

Ай бұрын

@@hopeofdawn 'Beavers don't care' - they do, humans don't. And it's humans who destroy ecosystems. Beavers create them.

@Steve-cl7hr

Ай бұрын

Have you ever had to maintain a culvert crossing on a road with beavers present? They say “cool, a pre-built dam! I just have to plug this one hole and the water will flow over the dam like it should.” Beavers always win!

@robertmayfield8746

Ай бұрын

@@Steve-cl7hr Oh god, now people are kicking my butt for protecting beavers. Yes, I know what culvert crossing is. And are you sure you want to be one who blames beavers for all the evil on the world?

It will be interesting to see which of the three methods of planting willow works best in that situation.

@TurboLoveTrain

Ай бұрын

Willow are incredibly resilient--as are alder.

1:25 industrious workers😉 5:38 and great ecosystem services engineers 👍😉

Bring in the beavers and let them do their magic. It's no-brainer. 🙂

@TurboLoveTrain

Ай бұрын

They need to be brought back to the Olympic national park--the logging cartels are very anti beaver :(

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

@@TurboLoveTrain Because they dent the profit margins. Fewer greedy corporations, more Beaver.

More beavers!

@reedbender1179

Ай бұрын

Joe Beaver for President,Make Beavers Great Again MBGA !😂

Hi Jen - I’ve seen you on my cameras - great job on Bear Creek!

FYI; for all the Beaver Believers out there: Try, "Eager: The surprising and secret life of beavers..." by Ben Goldfarb. Great read -- good information.

More Beaver! Let slip the Beaver and rewilding closely follows; just keep the trap-and-trigger-happy fools away from the dam builders. Remember, Beaver taught Salmon to jump.

@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515

Ай бұрын

Like Shakespear said, almost: "Cry havoc, and release the beavers of remediation"

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

@@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515 You caught my reference. Well played.

Incredible animals

I love this sooooo much!

All the Humans here are so happy, 🥰and all the 🦫 so industrious.🏋...😇

Beavers also provide fire brakes.

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

Five hundred Thumbs-up! Indeed they do. Well said.

Once you have restored what is an ancient example of a long since destroyed habitat then you can restore the ecosystems that vanished as a result of the drastic change that occurred to remove them... As what remains now is the most resilient of species that were able to adapt to much faster more polluted waters.....!

We used to have a seasonal wetland at the SE corner of Big Finn Hill Regional County Park. Beavers arrived about 12 years ago, damming the creek that flowed out of the wetland, and cutting down trees. The consequences of the beavers' actions are that all the trees have now died in what used to be a seasonal wetland since they are now underwater year round, beavers are cutting down mature trees, trails have closed due to being underwater 10-11 months of the year, and bridges have needed to be rebuilt and added for crossing the streams. I fail to see any positive out of what has occurred over the past dozen plus years. When walking or driving past this new wasteland, it is depressing to think about the vibrant forest it used to be.

No mention of beavers as a keystone species? Wow but so good to see this kind of work in my backyard. Nice to see this after watching tons of videos from entities such as Mossy.earth, etc. Over and over again, it has been proven by the beaver itself (if we’ll let it) what a good environmental engineer he/she is. I’m interested in seeing updates on this project(s). I’m wondering, along with the sticks, are you planting any kind of native groundcover or marshy plants too.

@KingCounty_DNRP

18 күн бұрын

1. At the Chinook Bend site, we have four types of plantings. One standard and three that are experimental. We just planted them this past winter, so we will be tracking progress over time. Very early on, we are interested in whether beavers avoid “short” stakes, or if they cut them as the same frequency as the normal, “tall” stakes. We also collect survival data on a portion of the plants. Over time, our data collection will shift to focus on canopy development and cover. Each season for the first few season brings new observations, and we know from past non-beaver-related studies that what you see in Year 1 can be very different from Year 5. My hope is to go at least 5 years and learn along the way. We’ll continue to learn after 10 years and 15 years, but our study will likely conclude after 5 years. But it does not take 5 years to get new ideas for new approaches to planting to test at other sites. All of these experimental designs are so new that the ideas just keep coming. The things we learn along the way are intended to be implemented at other restoration sites.

Reminds me of helicopter parents. Beavers will move on. Then plant trees. You want vegetation, get blackberrieshat - provides food and habitat. Snakes love old blackberry canes. Birds feel protected. Got frogs yet? If you leave nature alone, it will build you an ecosystem.

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

With only a piece of advice/warning: only NATIVE blackberries! (Or NATIVE anything!!) NOT INVASIVE Himalayan or Cut-Leaf blackberries. If you plant invasives, you'll UNDO all the good that was gained.

This is so amazing! Are there any resources or information on how someone would become involved with these kinds of projects?

@KingCounty_DNRP

18 күн бұрын

One way to get involved is to volunteer with local restoration and planting events. King County Parks has a volunteer calendar.

Are beavers considered Keystone species?

@TurboLoveTrain

Ай бұрын

yes

@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515

Ай бұрын

They used to be missidentified as hats.

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

In all native habitats. Until greedy, stupid humans almost wiped them out. (Some greedy, stupid humans still try.)

And they do it for free!

Amateurs! Hold my beer!

A lot of people use dynamite to blow up beaver dams. I wonder how they would feel if the beavers started blowing up our irrigation dams? Leave them alone, let them do their job. Obviously this comment is not directed at the work you are doing.

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

Well said -- Leave 'em alone. They, (Beaver) know what they're doing

Time for a remake of the 60's kids show "Leave it to Beaver" ! 🤣

I personally knew a guy who worked on the Bonniville dam project on the Columbia River, when they finished the dam, come fall, rhey literally looked downstream..and they all Shouted Look At All Those Stupid Salmon Just Swimming Around Down There !!!!!! Get The Nets Screw That ..Get the Fish Wheel!!!! The Govonor for years had salmon listed as a "food fish" with no limit Don't try to tell us who's falt it is that the salmon are all small now , & the Squawfish problem& Let's not Forget about the Plutonium floating downstream now

OMG working WITH nature?

Obviously God knows something we humans don't. Otherwise he wouldn't create creatures like beavers and give them ability to impact world around them at this scale.

My tax dollars at work 😂

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

And a better use of tax-dollars, there NEVER was.

Of course nature's methods are superior...DUH

@aaroneberle2488

Ай бұрын

Says the citydweller

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

@@aaroneberle2488 Really? Did you have to?

Well, all well and good, but without large numbers of herbivores to eat that grass up,the next century is going to see both massive wildfires along the water course in the summer, and huge stagnant swamps down stream.

@jamesharmon3827

Ай бұрын

You missed the entire point.

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

Incorrect, Uncle T.; The oases created by Beaver ponds become a wildfire buffer, slowing significantly or stopping outright all but the most massive wildfire. The fire burns up to, then is stopped. MOST low to moderate fires cannot get through. Many before/after photos PROVE Beaver-created wetlands are beneficial in slowing/channeling wildfire.

@C.Hawkshaw

Ай бұрын

There’s a huge elk herd that passes through a lot of this area. I’ve seen them many times. Also deer and cattle out there.

Lose the music

Bugger the wire fencing. Set up an electric wire and watch them squeal!!!

@someone-gb2ec

Ай бұрын

You are cruel

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

You FIRST, Timmy.

The forest service is always good for a laugh, I love watching people trying to play God LOLOLOL

@TurboLoveTrain

Ай бұрын

The timber industry runs Washington state and they only hire biologists that agree with them... they do not employ mycologists. They are also notorious for lying about literally everything. I talked to one of the tree farmers out of Sequim working on their experimental plots and not only did they introduce a GMO Doug Fir into the replanting cycle without telling anyone they never ever tested the mycological impact of the tree. The tree harvesters also spray POISON after every clearcut harvest--yet another factoid never advertised to the general public.

@lpeterman

Ай бұрын

Better the attempt for remediation of habitat after the corporate GREED and destruction wrought for the Almighty Dollar, than ignoring the problem created by said greedy corporations.

@C.Hawkshaw

Ай бұрын

Don’t be cynical, it’s bad for your soul. 😂