BlueChannel, Author at Beaverworksoregon

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13 Jun 23

Field Report 3: Beaver Scent Mound Update

Field Report 3: Beaver Scent Mound Update Daily trips to the discovered scent marking mound discovered early November proved interesting- even if less beaver activity. The river rose over much of the mud markings. However, the castoreum deposited seems to live on as the deer ducked many low branches to…

packrafting-video-along-the-deschutes-river

10 Jun 23

Field Report 2: Warm Winter Packrafting in December Report

Field Report 2: Warm Winter Packrafting in December Report It’s been a balmy winter so far here in the high desert Deschutes river basin so I’ve been able to continue monitoring the beaver sites by packraft. The beaver activity seen from a packraft is the absolute best way to observe…

10 Jun 23

Field Report 1: The Birds and the Beavers 3 Laws of Ecology

Field Report 1: The Birds and the Beavers 3 Laws of Ecology In all 3 Beaver Response Team sites we’ve been monitoring over the year, off the Middle Deschutes it’s hard not to notice the increase in more winged wonders this fall/winter. November ushered in the migratory ducks, geese, coots…

10 Jun 23

Beavers in Winter – A Report from the Field

Beavers in Winter – A Report from the Field It’s Transition Time for Beavers in the Deschutes River Basin – Winter 2020 A Report from the Field Beavers around Central Oregon spend much of their lives moving mysteriously up and down the Deschutes River unseen. Even on hot summer days…

09 Jun 23

Young Beaver Dispersing in Spring

Young Beaver Dispersing in Spring Springtime beaver dispersal It’s springtime, and beaver families are adjusting to the new year ahead. Some may be relocating to a second den area for safety as springtime waters expand and can flood out the primary lodge. (Here’s a short story on PBS, of a…

08 Jun 23

Supporting Beaver and Native Wildlife Habitat On Oregon High Desert Landscapes

Marks Creek Comes to Life – Prineville, Oregon People and Beavers Join Forces in Restoration near Prineville by Marina Richie Two belted kingfishers flash blue wings above a beaver dam and angle into the trees shading Marks Creek. The birds’ ratcheting cries merge with the distant roar of an excavator…

Field Report 3: Beaver Scent Mound Update

Field Report 2: Warm Winter Packrafting in December Report

Field Report 1: The Birds and the Beavers 3 Laws of Ecology

Beavers in Winter – A Report from the Field

Young Beaver Dispersing in Spring

Supporting Beaver and Native Wildlife Habitat On Oregon High Desert Landscapes

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