The US Fish and Wildlife Services Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office works with private landowners and Scott River Watershed Council to promote beaver habitat. Here, on Sugar Creek in the Scott River watershed, John Morris of the Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office works a chainsaw to level posts made out of small-diameter conifers. These posts support piles of brush that, when in place, emulate beaver dams. By building a structure to mimic beaver dams, the intent is to store more water naturally. Beaver dams create complex fish and wildlife habitats and it will be interesting to monitor this project this fall when the rains come. This Partners for Fish and Wildlife Project is a good example of the restoration work occuring on privately-owned land in the Klamath Basin. Under the PFW program, landowners voluntarily participate in a variety of restoration projects to help fish and wildlife. By doing so, landowners are providing important public benefits.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:04:21 +0000
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