In the high country of Colorado, scientists are doing something unusual to manage rivers. Instead of pouring concrete or digging engineered channels, they’re deploying hand-built wooden dams. But ...

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — The beaver population is growing in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Cumberland is one of many towns witnessing their growth, which means more beaver dams and flooding for ...

Beavers benefit the environment by acting as "ecosystem engineers," creating dams that slow water flow, reduce flooding and improve water quality. Their wetlands also provide habitat for fish, birds ...

Wood Buffalo National Park, in Canada, which spans northern Alberta and parts of the Northwest Territories, contains the largest beaver dam ever recorded. The structure lies deep within the park, far ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Beavers have a reputation for reshaping rivers and wetlands, but new research shows that their dam-building ...

ELKO — Low-tech, human-made dams modeled after beaver dams are being used to restore fire-damaged landscapes in the Elko region, according to a natural resource specialist with the Eastern Nevada ...

At least three beaver dams spanning Dry Creek in different spots between the Creekside Golf Course and Claus Road were spotted for the first time recently. Michael Hart, a volunteer with the ...

In remote areas of the Warm Springs Reservation and sometimes far off it, restoration crews are rebuilding creeks with an unlikely partner: the beaver. Rather than relying on large equipment, the ...

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 ...