Artificial beaver dams are spreading across the Pacific Northwest. New research shows they may help rivers handle warming temperatures.

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 ...

A family of beavers are constructing a metropolis above Memorial Park, including an expansive dam that’s creating a pool upstream. Photo by Patrick Bilow/Stowe Reporter This story by Patrick Bilow was ...

Jul. 6—CHIMAYÓ — The beavers were gone just as abruptly as they'd arrived. A few years ago, an industrious pair of beavers moved into a stretch of the Rio Quemado near the historic Santuario de ...

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 ...

Torrey Ritter may not have been born a beaver believer, but he was a quick convert. The signs were too obvious to miss, even for a young biologist just starting his career with Montana Fish, Wildlife ...

The human-engineered structures will mimic natural dams in an effort to restore creek health in an increasingly urbanized area. EVERETT — The air filled with the smell of cedar as volunteers weaved ...

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, ...

EVERETT — The air filled with the smell of cedar as volunteers weaved branches through wooden poles in North Creek near McCollum Park in Everett. Volunteers from Crane Aerospace & Electronics worked ...