Beavers: Greater Yellowstone’s Climate Resiliency Heroes

Did you know that beavers are one of the unsung heroes of Greater Yellowstone? These furry ecosystem engineers are more than just impressive teeth with a penchant for cutting down trees. Beavers play a crucial role in shaping the landscape around them, allowing for wetlands to flourish and biodiversity to thrive.
Leading the presentation will be GYC’s Senior Climate Conservation Associate Kurt Imhoff, a geomorphologist based in Lander, Wyoming with a special affinity for the second-largest living rodent. You’ll learn about how beavers influence the world around them and how GYC is working to support beaver relocation and beaver mimicry projects to rehabilitate riverscapes and enhance climate resiliency.
Learn more at greateryellowstone.org/ or donate at bit.ly/gycwebinars2024.

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I have been a summer resident and fly fisherperson for 30 summers. Yes, the increase in the number of beavers was a huge result of the return of the wolves which diminshed the over poopulation of elk eating all of the beaver food and building materials. They are welcome home in Yellowstone.