Scott Brook Preserve in Cumberland has adapted trails to navigate around flooded spots caused by beaver dams. Beaver dams create ponds that filter pollution, store carbon, reduce peak flood levels, ...

The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and biodiversity arising ...

MINNEAPOLIS — In Minnesota, beavers have long been considered a nuisance, thanks to their uncanny ability to gnaw trees and construct dams that sometimes clog culverts, raise lake levels or flood ...