Wetland Coffee Break: Coexisting with beavers to increase wetland functionality and support biodiversity

by | Jun 9, 2025 | News, Wetland Coffee Break

Beavers are a keystone wildlife species. They are ecosystem engineers capable of maintaining and enhancing wetland functionality. Restoration ecologist Clay Frazer will discuss beaver behavior and how having beavers on the landscape can improve water quality, mitigate flooding, support biodiversity, and increase wetland functionality. Clay will also discuss successful beaver co-existence projects where flow devices such as pond levelers and beaver dam analogs (BDAs) were successfully installed in Wisconsin.

Clay Frazer, Native Range Ecological, LLC

Recorded June 6, 2025

Clay Frazer has worked as a Restoration Ecologist for more than 20 years in Wisconsin and is passionate about helping landowners and land managers learn methods of managing beavers non-lethally. He is the co-owner of Native Range Ecological, LLC.

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