We Built Fake Beaver Dams to Rewild this Dead River

[@MossyEarth]

If you think this project is worth supporting then be sure to check out our membership www.mossy.earth/ without our members, none of this would be possible!

[@michaeld.3931]

Have you guys found a way to keep these dams functioning long term? Beavers maintain dams pretty meticulously and they repair dams when they get washed out during floods. Is this river too small to wash out your dams or do you guys have a plan in place?

[@thehippie3610]

Is there a way to directly volunteer with Mossy Earth? Not donate money, but out there actually doing the work?

[@aclassicguardsman946]

​@@michaeld.3931 That sounds like work for a volunteer team, repairing dams does not sound like something that would need to be planned by an ecological professional, give them a bit of training and I think they'll do fine.

[@aclassicguardsman946]

Btw, don't beavers dig the channels that lead off from their dams? If so, I didn't hear of you guys doing that in the video

[@bendowleyracing89]

​@@michaeld.3931😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@troo_6656]

This is what I wish conservation looked like everywhere. Dedicated people, serious result driven approach, transparent finance and results handling and great documentation. You guys are the best

[@alveolate]

everyone looks like they're having fun too!

[@critiqueofthegothgf]

that's what's so great about mossy earth. they are actual scientists, who abide by regulations and careful planning, which makes their projects legitimate. it makes me feel good to watch and support a group that doesn't just arbitrarily pick their projects and arent made up of real scientists

[@chrisframpton7681]

Well said!

[@andrewroy9263]

Well-said.

[@Senrikkk]

This, yes! I frequently donate to a few various causes but over the last few years I've all but stopped because there's really no way to ensure my money is being used for the cause I sent it to. This channel showcases how to do humanitarian and ecological restoration the RIGHT way. Transparency, honesty, and clear cut results... And all with a paper trail, to boot! The earth can only benefit from being populated by brilliant people like this channel.

[@matthewdavies5875]

It's amazing the impact a bundle of sticks and day's work can have on the ecosystem.

[@MossyEarth]

Unbeaverable isn't it... Looking forward to going back and seeing their impact. Cheers - Rob

[@DuncanPepper]

Fine sediment capture, new channel formation, insect habitat which leads to more fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians, eel habitat, juvenile and adult trout habitat, water filtration, ground water level increase - which itself may mean increased replenishment of aquifers, decreased issues with drought (through gradual release of ground water) increased temporary and permanent ponds, greater floral diversity due to increased wet patches among dry, reduced negative effects from floods on the main stem due to interruption of flow in this tributary. Etc etc etc 🦫💚

[@BetterYTAlgo4J]

Insert bundle of sticks joke [here].

[@sirsnake9536]

The mother helping out with a child on her side is a champion

[@MossyEarth]

Oh yeah, was great having their help and everyone else who got involved. Cheers, Rob

[@ladyofthemasque]

I absolutely LOVE the transparency that Mossy Earth produces. The updates throughout a project, the scientific findings, the video blogging, working with a variety of experts, and of course the land owners / overseers.

[@KalebPeters99]

Right? They're leading the charge for transparent and well documented sustainability projects. I hope to see them inspire 1000 more!

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

Guys, can we all just take a big breath and feel the relief knowing the baby shrew was found by its mother.

[@OneHomestead]

Hello Mossy and your remarkable team! Your unwavering dedication serves as an incredible source of inspiration for all who share similar passions. I currently work in healthcare and once harbored dreams of pursuing an MD. However, ever since I started following your journey, since the kelp forest, my perspective has undergone a transformation. Now, I'm driven to embark on a path of global forestry restoration projects. Thanks to your incredible work all around!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you for the support. Its always nice to hear that our work has inspired others to pursue careers in working nature, best of luck to you. Cheers, Rob

[@user-ev1ty9pm8p]

Healing people by healing the Earth

[@TheGrace020]

Hope Beavers can return 😻Good work as usual

[@MossyEarth]

Well we really do not know what the future has in store, but we will certainly continue to improve the habitat at Glassie and maybe one day they will. Cheers, Rob

[@TheGrace020]

Hope can hope ❤😊@@MossyEarth

[@oakmaiden2133]

A pair of beavers relocated to the area would have done all the work for you and of course maintain it. Without them, idk.

[@ashrafulash2449]

@@MossyEarthCan't u release a pair of beaver there?

[@dfiler2]

It’s not like they and many other restoration groups haven’t thought of adding beaver as the first step. I’m betting that the environment needs some restoration before that’s viable. Generally, ecosystems are built up from the base of the food chain. Once established, beavers can spawn almost an entire ecosystem themselves. But doing that from scratch with a dead stream seems likely to fail.

[@markmark2080]

Creating rock step dams and planting 1-2 cm green willow branches in the wet ground near and among the rocks in the EARLY SPRING (before they leaf) will start a cluster of willow trees growing whose roots will stabilize/lock in the soil, fill in the spaces between the rocks as they mature, and collect floating debris which will naturally build a "beaver dam". Prepare the branches by cutting scars in the green bark before shoving them at least a foot into the wet ground, a steel rod and 2 lb. hammer will help in rocky soil. You can successfully plant leafed out branches where the ground will stay wet and you strip almost all the leaves off, and if you do it a month before the hottest part of the summer...been playing around with this for decades, much fun watching small ponds form and 100 foot trees grow in what was nothing but a "backfill" gully area, the roots of certain willow trees will stop erosion better than almost any other tree... The key is do it so it looks natural.

[@MossyEarth]

This is great advice! Its remarkable what impact one can have to an ecosystem just by putting in some willow. Thank you for sharing this information. Cheers, Rob

[@DuncanPepper]

Taking notes, thanks 🙏

[@bellacatlover23]

I just wanted to say you guys are an inspiration to people and a great example of what working in conservation can look like. I love seeing the projects you guys do and the impact even small groups of people can have. Finding your channel a year ago and reading my now 2 favorite books was what made switch my degree from pre-med to conservation biology and ecology. You guys show other people that if you focus your efforts, we can all change small things and make the world somewhere we can all live and be happy, both humans and all life around us. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@MossyEarth]

Ah thank you for the encouraging words, we are certainly trying to do our bit. We think its worthwhile work. Best of luck with your degree. Cheers, Rob

[@nickhpr]

What are your two favorite books?

[@bellacatlover23]

​@@nickhprBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and Under the Sky We Make by Kimberly Nicholas! Both are fantastic and I would recommend them to anyone who enjoys this channel.

[@camillastacey4674]

​@@bellacatlover23Braiding Sweetgrass is amazing.

[@bellacatlover23]

​@@camillastacey4674it really is. It changed the course of both my and my sister's lives. She's working in green energy now and got her degree in environmental engineering. Before that she was going for astronautical engineering. And like I said before, I switched from pre-med to conservation biology, I'm excited to work as a field biologist, I think I'll be well suited to that work.

[@flaviooliveira7610]

Just coming in to clarify that, at 10:25, that's not a baby shrew, it's a young mouse (probably an Apodemus) that probably left its nest too soon. Shrews have a pointy nose and short paws and ears.You proceeded correctly in leaving the young near the nest. Well done, and lovely project you have!

[@Cathowl]

I wish they'd been able to keep a camera on the baby and capture it getting found and returned home...

[@normancocksmell]

@@Cathowl This makes me wonder if they accidentally fed a baby mouse to an adult shrew.

[@rronaldreagan]

​@@normancocksmelllol, i also noticed they were ignorant regarding pine needles. They are acid only when green. Once they fall they are already brown and neutral. Common myth among tomato growers

[@andyroubik5760]

Beaver mimicry is one of the most important things we can do to both mitigate and prevent global warming, especially here in the Western United States. Keep up the good work!

[@michaelnash5542]

I love that you're using hawthorn to act as protection for the more palatable tree species. There's an old saying, "the thorn is the mother of the oak", and you're putting it into action

[@laurensimonelli5654]

To answer people asking why you didn't just introduce beavers into this degraded habitat, it was done before and deemed a complete failure. In America, they tried air-dropping beavers into degraded habitats with the hopes that they would repair it, but the land was so degraded that the beavers had little success in making dams and faced extreme pressure from predation without having an established dam to take refuge. Beavers are highly social, and multiple generations will live together in one dam with the young ones learning building skills from their elders. They have terrible success rates when introduced alone in unestablished land. Creating analogue beaver damns can significantly increase the survival rates of beaver reintroduction because it creates a foundation for them to build upon. For humans it would be the equivalent of trying to build a home where the foundation and frame were already established versus trying to build from bare ground.

[@DarthStardom]

Thank you guys for the consistent hard work! Amazing as always. Looking forward to the future!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you, but none of its possible with the commitment of our members! - Rob

[@sandraleung7218]

Love what all of you do here. Not just the science-based solution itself, but the involvement of so many people! Local NGOs and their family members, young scholars and expert ecologists... The synergy is admirable and we can't wait for the updates 💛💛 Love from Hong Kong xxx

[@emmmwhat7847]

As someone from Scotland, thank you so much for trying to help our environment and our wildlife out! I continually feel like these days not nearly enough is being done by our government so seeing these types of projects is so reassuring.

[@florianwh6407]

you guys should sell some merch for extra income/alternative source of supporting. I would definitely buy some and proudly wear it.

[@devdeuce93]

100% agree. I need a shirt!

[@AnandaKitz]

Your work in saving ecosystens is so inspiring. God bless you

[@MossyEarth]

We just try and do our bit to help the planet and of course, its all possible thanks to our members. Cheers, Rob

[@Lone-Lee]

Parachute beavers like they did in the 1940s!!

[@MossyEarth]

Hahahah 😂 I don't think we'd be allowed - Rob

[@robertdelrosario139]

Paratrooper Beaver time

[@shawnbrennan7526]

That didn’t work all that well. Very stressful on the beavers. Better to really figure out the best places for beavers and then carry in a family or two.

[@tss9886]

That didn't go well. But if you build it they will come. Every two years, beaver youth are pushed out of their parents territory. Provide them with a good starter flat and they will move in and turn it into a wetland mansion. 😂

[@acarrot589]

Make sure to teach the beaver how to open the parachute first

[@succthabanana9876]

Hey i love you videos, once on vacation to germany me and my brother created a dam with stones in a river. instantly the water became alot deeper and we could take a refreshing swim. next year our dam was destroyed by some sour old men or children so we remade it. the farmers actualy thanked us while random people would complain. some time after that we found bigger fish enjoying the deep water that we created. we even made a gap so the fish could pass if needed (we didnt know much about biology so this was more safe in our eyes). We still repair the dam everytime we go there. sorry for bad english I am drunk and not main language

[@adityadivine2138]

Thnxx for your positive works

[@MossyEarth]

No worries! Thanks for the support - Rob

[@contentcreator808]

I love the beaver series (as in all the projects where they can have an impact). I guess it come from the fascination of building dams as a kid… Appreciate your work lots, thank you!

[@spidrespidre]

Great work, guys. I was fortunate enough to go on a beaver safari last night at Hatchmere, where Cheshire Wildlife Trust have a beaver project running (shout our to Graham, if he's reading this). The reason they got the go ahead on the project is because the Trust were hoping to get the site awarded SSSI status and the European one too (the acronym of which has escapes me) but couldn't because the water quality was so poor - from farming, forestry, nearby roads, etc. So the beavers got the specific job of improving the water quality, just as you've been doing at Glassie. And they've achieved it within 3 years, well ahead of schedule. Sadly, because it's quite late in the season there isn't much activity and I saw little more than chewed up trees and a few ripples. That said, some of our group saw kingfishers (who benefit massively from having beavers around) and there were plenty of bats flying around, feasting on the midges and mozzies. Back to the beavers, there are now 6 or 7 in the enclosure, including the parents. It's looking like it might be a good idea for the older offspring to be relocated and paired up with beavers from other areas to improve genetic diversity. Keep up the good work.

[@christinecollins6389]

I think you will find the transformation in a couple of years will be amazing It’s lovely to see children involved in this work

[@leswallace2426]

This is brilliant! In the next few weeks I'll be writing up a guest blog about the need for riparian tree planting in the hills to get beavers up there for biodiversity, creating firebreaks, reducing the effects of drought and flooding downstream so this is highly relevant! Thanks.

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

Good stuff , looks a great little project , glad to see farmer keen too. Lookin forwatd to seeing how its going next season 🙂

[@MossyEarth]

Yes Julian at Glassie is brilliant, he just wants to nature return! Cheers - Rob

[@Invertmini1212]

Beavers are amazing… They create their own sources of food and ecosystem. Truly remarkable..

[@FoxTag22]

I love seeing all these variety of rewilding projects. It's so much better to see than purely just "plant tree, job done!"

[@drtrimbo]

I'm approaching a year as a member and every month this is the best money I could possibly spend. I love the videos, having this high quality feedback on what my small contribution is doing. You guys are great, and you could teach the major organisations a lot about how to make your contributors feel valued! Keep up the great work!

[@kelkjeffery4780]

got to spend a lot of time around beavers this summer... what inspiring little creatures

[@PaulCoxC]

Love this project, excited to see how it keeps progressing. Good to see everyone channeling their inner beaver as well! :)

[@Manj_J]

An update on this, yay! Glad to see everyone embrace their inner beaver in this video like you did in the previous one, looks fun! XD

[@GizmoTheSloth]

This one looks like there is a lot of potential! I’m excited to see all the new species and biodiversity:)

[@akuamen658]

Again, another big W for mossy earth. Keep it up can't wait to see the progress of this project

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you!! We can't too, as fun as it was building the dams, its all about their impact now! Cheers - Rob

[@johnmcorigin2389]

I wish I could buy such a big piece of neglected land and restore / tranform it. Having a whole cumminity jumping in to action really restores some faith in humanity! I love it.

[@AlexPine84]

Thanks for being heroes. I hope to be like you guys, working hard to help restore ecosystems.

[@lennxy_7924]

It is crazy to me how small actions can make such an impact. Keep it going guys:)

[@MerryMoss]

This is so exciting!! I love seeing these follow-up videos where you continue working on the same area & we get a glimpse of the process made thus far 💚

[@dharmesh3660]

Great project. Sad to see so little life under those trees and amazing to see beaver rewilded one. Keep it up!

[@robertdelrosario139]

Love your work and the education you bring to us

[@MossyEarth]

Ah thank you very much, we're proud to do the work that we do. Cheers, Rob

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

We're all behind you in spirit and while I can't support any _cause_ these days, I try to live minimally, but more importantly, I avoid wastefulness - as it simply waste, particularly unnatural waste, pollutes our homes (internally and externally).

[@micahanderson8903]

Thanks for being excited, meticulous, and professional about a long term goal that really matters.

[@Rombitekti]

You beavering away makes me happy and optimistic, despite all the bad news around. Perfect antidote for nihilism. Thank you!

[@annafirnen4815]

Amazing work you did there! But let me just say, do not underestimate beavers. Recently one was found in Poland at a mountain lake at 1395 m elevation in Tatra mountains. It was spending the winter there. Unfortunately it was later found dead cause it fell from a higher up place which looked to be 2110 m elevation. The local scientists are still scratching their heads at how this fella even got there. Suffice to say, they can climb high if they want, so I hope you will find some beavers soon in that part of the river❤

[@evancombs5159]

I think the problem here is less elevation, and more the lack of trees. Beavers need nearby trees in order to build their dams. The nears trees to that location are too far away for a beaver to feel safe building a dam.

[@ibruh6693]

Thank you for help in restoring this planet!

[@MossyEarth]

We certainly try and do our bit, but it wouldn't be possible without our members of course! Cheers - Rob

[@c0niferal]

Awesome, can't wait to see the willow's progress in the coming years :)

[@MossyEarth]

Yeah I'm really looking forward to seeing them come up, I've kept my eye on the location of a few of the shoots we put in! Cheers, Rob

[@Traxxya]

I really wish we had an orginazation like you guys here in America, but I love learning about the native ecosystems in Europe!! Keep it up guys :)!

[@louislamonte334]

Thank you for your wonderful incredible and desperately needed work!! I wish you the utmost success! I am also greatly blessed and encouraged by your videos, my friend!

[@ThisReactiverse]

I hope one day, I'll be able to show my love for this planet as much as you guys do. Currently, all I can do is recycle. My city offers free recycling for its citizens and I called them and made sure that the recycling does actually go to proper facilities. At the moment, this is all I can do with my situation, but soon, hopefully I can do something like join a project like this and be the hands that helps heal this planet. You all are inspirational to me. Thank you.

[@slothparmesan627]

So nice to see this before and after of these videos, I love seeing these ecosystems recover ❤

[@jonathanjoyhill6500]

OMG!!! This is exactly what i want to do when i grow older. This looks so freaking cool. I am starting my education next year at the university of Utrecht for biology and watching these video's are motivating me so much. I love what you guys do and i would love to help. If you guys ever need help with little projects, hit me up please!!! I saw on your site that you are looking for a video editor but i am not experienced enough yet, but i am currenly working for my brother with some editing projects so i could maybe help in the future :)). I love what you guys do, please keep it up!!!

[@andrewbratchell1715]

This is one video I've been keen to see the outcome of. Glad you got permission to build the dams

[@hughanderson7827]

For anyone needing more beaver, I can highly recommend the "Beaver Pond Wildlife" series by the channel New England Forests. It's so so so good. Also I love Mossy Earth!

[@jishnupremji4140]

I wish one day i could join you guys to do this amazing job to make our world heal.❤

[@jollyjokress3852]

My occasional dose of soothing to the soul and keeping my sanity film material.

[@grutarg2938]

This looks like an incredibly fun thing to do - as a kid, I always enjoyed playing in the creek and building little dams with stones.

[@tomecastro3734]

Eu adoro os vossos vídeos ❤, gostava muito de ver um “uptade” deste projeto mais tarde.

[@Linda-it6ci]

I have mossy earth vids burnt out...my first one was the mountains in Europe after the massive fires and the regrowth project you did...good going kids.. I'm very proud of you I now know our planet is in safe young hands. .. blessings darlings......

[@SolaVirtusNobilitat]

I didn't know beavers used stones for foundations! Amazing animals.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Incredible work, beavers would be proud

[@timozkurt7944]

Looks like a lot of fun beavering around. Interested to see how quickly the landscape changes as a result. Great work team!

[@blablaxo]

I love to see your work as always !

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you! Appreciate the support, Rob

[@_DRMR_]

I'm excited to see how this project evolves over time!

[@gunnarcolleen2400]

This is so great to see. It always amazes me the amount of work it takes to replicate what animals do for ecosystems just by instinct.

[@dantio3195]

Its so great to restore nature to its supposed form, thank you guys!

[@TrippyMushrooms]

Good on you Julien. I don't know if it's different there but here in the US not very many of the land owners care very much for re-Wilding

[@janetay8798]

wow just discovered Mossy Earth great work y'all doing! some people don't understand it's not ideal to just introduce real beavers in an environment that is still quite hostile for their survival...

[@Robin_Goodfellow]

Good work! Beaver habitats often clash with human habitats, so it's good to see them returning to a place where they can just be beavers.

[@brightmodelengineering8399]

Willow is amazing at taking root. About 60 years ago the village I was raised in there was a small stream running through a meadow. One of the farm workers felled some willows and even split some into quarters to make some fence posts to create a stream side fence. Almost all of then took root and a few years later there was an avenue of willows across the meadow.

[@brandonjones7118]

You guys are like the avengers for nature! Tysm for all y'all do

[@emersedinfiction1739]

This might be a strange comparison, but the spruce trees blocking out all light reminded me of how rainforest trees are so dense that they block almost all light coming to the forest floor. From my understanding the main difference between the two is that rainforests grow in very rainy areas wherein the rain might help with the transfer of nutrients between the forest layers? I'm not really sure though, do you guys have a better explanation?

[@MossyEarth]

Well I guess the biggest difference is that rainforest ecosystems are natural and the plant species within have co-existed and adapted together over long periods of time. Each a specialist in their own layers of the forest. Cheers - Rob

[@one_field]

The biggest difference is diversity; the rainforests that have thriving ecosystems are full of different foods and sheltering plants for their residents. There are fruit and nut producing trees, broadleaf trees that feed herbivores, flowering plants to provide pollen and nectar, parasitic vines and orchids, and all the microscopic fungi, bacteria and decomposers forming the cyclic nutrient retention process to keep everything balanced. The system can get a bit acidic but the diverse microbiome adjusts to make it possible for other creatures to live there. In a monocrop of densely planted evergreens, there's not much food for anything, and the system is so acidic that not many of the foundational species can survive. Without those base layers, the rest of the food chain just can't exist... So, dense canopies and dark forest floors can support a thriving food web, but only if there's plenty of food (diversity in the canopy) and a mixture of decomposers, acting in conjunction to keep everything going. Side note: a dense monocrop of another acid-producing species, oak, would still be healthier than these evergreens because they're deciduous (light reaches the ground for part of the growing season), the mast of nuts and leaves support more life than evergreen needles, and the shape of the trees themselves allows more air movement (and mammal movement) through the understory. It is super hard to walk through dense evergreens, even years after the lower branches have all died, because they stay on the trees and block the path. If the way is open for animals like deer to move through, their hooves will provide soil disturbance that helps the life cycle and introduces more diverse decomposers (especially where they leave droppings). It's also a much safer monocrop where fire hazards are a concern. Plus, deciduous trees can be coppiced, allowing for wood harvests without destroying soil or root structures (and the consequent carbon release and erosion). It's possible to harvest narrow strips of oak or other hardwood plantations to have a continuous supply for the company while also allowing light and fresh air to feed a transitory understory, bringing life back to the soil and forest alike. And the acid flush is far less during rain on oak mast than on evergreen needles, especially if there's a dense understory and thriving decomposers taking up those nutrients. So, monocrop plantations are never a good thing, but evergreen monoculture is the worst.

[@DuncanPepper]

Totally agree with above. The only thing not mentioned is a plantation is one year class, and therefore all one size, a natural rainforest however will be made up of loads of year classes. This means as old individuals die new light is shed on the forest floor, and that constantly happens. This gives the several layers of life in a rainforest

[@emersedinfiction1739]

@@one_field I meant the biggest difference in the environment around them and how it would allow for such darkness to not be damaging like how it is in the spruce forest.

[@one_field]

@@emersedinfiction1739 I think you're picking up on the point he made in the video about how dark it is under the spruce trees, but missing the other points he raised. It's not merely the darkness; it's the acidity, the closeness/density, and the fact that it's a monoculture (lack of diversity), that leave it barren of understory and healthy life. It's just a single layer of life up at the top of the canopy with all one species there and almost no food or resources for anything else. He speaks more on that topic in another video, the one on restoring a healthy understory in a forest. It's just a very brief recap in this video, so it's easy to think all he's saying is that it's dark in there... but really it's a lot of factors.

[@ginalou5774]

Another fantastic example of how a great change starts with a simple idea

[@water2621112]

The first video was what got me hooked on this channel. It's wonderful to see the damns getting built

[@coyoten8897]

love to see this, love seeing your excitement in presenting and in talking about beavers!

[@minna8720]

i cant wait to see the final result!! ♥ your work is incredible!

[@benajmincortesdelafuente4385]

Watched your amazing video about rewilding an abandoned quarry, amazing vid, and i was wondering if you guys would like to take on a similar project in Spain in the city of Malaga to the south. The quarry is way smaller but it acumulates water and you can sometimes see amphibians and other creatures in the water that is stored there. If you guys cant do it theres no problem, I still love the videos that you make but would love to see some action in my home town that has been going through a drought recently. Sorry if the english is bad im a bit rusty.

[@MossyEarth]

Hi Benjamin, please send an email with this idea through our website. Our biologists might be able to add it to the list. However, the list is long and its tricky to prioritise! Thank you for your idea :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@benajmincortesdelafuente4385]

@@MossyEarth Thanks guys i will try to send it on a couple of days :)

[@brandyjean7015]

Good work beaver folk!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you!! Hopefully we did the beavers proud. Cheers, Rob

[@brandyjean7015]

@@MossyEarth I'm sure you've earned their stamp of approval. When young I worked on research projects in Baja & in Wyoming, also protested & conducted Nature walks to preserve parts of the Santa Monica Mtns in California, as wild lands. I happily watch your efforts. I'm 70 now, and content to putter around on my very rural small retirement acreage. Located in the foothills of the Cascades in SW Washington state I'm only 2 miles from the vast Gifford Pinchot National Forest. There is tree farming, but also farmland & old hippies like me: content with an orchard, a few gardens, and a few critters, most of my 12 acres is natural woods & meadows. Neighborhood kiddos who earn money helping with chores on Saturday also learn animal husbandry, foraging, respect for Nature, and safety.

[@LibertarianGalt]

Great work, thanks for helping the local eco systems.

[@kelleydugosh70]

Love the update videos. Its great to start to see the results of earlier projects.

[@FacemanArt]

Any plans for projects in Canada? Would love to get involved!

[@MossyEarth]

We certainly wouldn't be apposed to having projects in Canada! Potentially one day. Cheers, Rob

[@kismypencek6185]

Awesomeness!!! I learned so much. Its nice to see young adults put into Practice the knowledge. I can't wait to see the update!!!

[@mountaingardening]

Thank you for all you guys do. This project is another amazing thing you guys are doing to help the land. Keep up the good work!

[@mamamoo3974]

An excellent project with so much potential It will be exciting to see the follow up videos

[@IowaTrainGay]

Doing amazing work! So glad to see an update from here! And yay dams!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you! Yeah it was great to see the dams finally being built and now I'm anticipating their impact! Fingers crossed they work well! Cheers - Rob

[@mattstowers4475]

I've been restoration 1st hand, some land purchased for public hunting around a creek. Took a few years but small trees grew and then beavers moved in. It's crazy how much this piece of land has changed just over ten years

[@Sora-ud6dp]

Thank you for all you do! You give me hope that maybe we really can change things around for our planet! I worry a little less because of the very thoughtful and impactful work you do. Keep it up! ❤

[@vincentfox4929]

This is honestly the best youtube channel that im glad im subcribed to.

[@MossyEarth]

Ah thank you very much! We appreciate the support, be sure to look into membership if you haven't already. Cheers - Rob

[@palatina6626]

I am excited about your projects! Your channel is way underrated.

[@krose6451]

I thought the team channelling their inner beaver would be my favorite part but then the baby shrew came along.

[@lauriemccrackenalsted9778]

Hooray for the baby shrew and for these wonderful humans being so dedicated to our planet and all of her inhabitants. I also LOVE that there are little humans on site learning how to care for our planet. ❤🎉

[@DuanRussel]

Amazing i dream if a time where deer and sheep populations are decreased and native woodland returns to these valleys. The british love for wide open landscape is like a nostalgia for the dust bowl. Good work guys!

[@marcomeeuwse9263]

I love makes dams! Would love to make some in the Netherlands

[@MossyEarth]

Yeah they're really cool and I'm excited to see their impacts to Glassie - Cheers, Rob

[@Adxko]

Just become a member today! Been watching the channel for over a year now!

[@Joetoep]

Just wondering if the deer can jump over those fences where those new young trees are growing? If so, you might want to paint the fence white because white colour scares them off (or that's what I have been told :) ) Anyways, Thanks for putting so much effort in these projects. Restoring the planet piece by piece is a tedious task but it will pay off in the long run. Keep up the good work and keep posting videos. Much love !

[@MossyEarth]

From viewing the trees they seem to be doing ok, so the fences must be working some what! We appreciate your support! Thank you - Rob

[@DuncanPepper]

I would have thought the same. Deer can easily jump that height. Well they can, but they don’t like to jump into a small space, or at least that’s the theory behind it. Here we’re putting that theory to the test. As Rob says, they’re working so far, so let’s hope they keep holding them out. 👍

[@Vazzini42]

Sounds like a future experiment.

[@tedforsstromjacobsson4160]

So rad and so impressive to see the care you take to make informed and effective decisions

[@lauramaskell1653]

Perhaps Beaver Dams and reintroduction of Beavers would be helpful on the Iberian Peninsula and through the Mediterranean.

[@MossyEarth]

Quite likely, although I am no biologist and I'm sure one of our Mossy Earth biologists will have a good answer to this idea. Cheers, Rob

[@Wolffur]

Beavers like to dig canals for the little ponds they make to control the water level around their dams. These help to create those lovely sections of wetlands. What brilliant little engineers! So you might want to invest in a backhoe, or at least some shovels, to get the most benefit for your land from the dams. Love from Texas.

[@anniehill9909]

Brilliant. I love your enthusiasm ❤ i hope the planted trees grow quickly and the willows take root. It would be wonderful for wild beaver eventually to make their way up there.

[@draganastamenkovikj307]

Thank you for your hard work! Amazing.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you for the support! Cheers, Rob