Beavers can cause property damage, but they also positively impact the environment. Some are working to peacefully manage the ...

Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that helps ...

It’s not easy to document beavers in the wild, experts say. Could a team of Wisconsin Watch reporters succeed?

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out the changes that urban beavers have brought to a ...

Jay Dee Nichols stamped and packed stiff willow branches between maple wood posts, with muffled crunches. At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped ...

Beavers are semi-aquatic rodents that use rocks, mud, and wood to dam up streams. This creates wetlands known as “beaver ponds,” which the animals use as sources of food, as well as protection ...

The American beaver (Castor canadensis ... The older siblings help with infant care, food collection, dam building, and lodge cleaning. Beavers are well-adapted to their aquatic lifestyles, having ...

This is exactly what Cabin Fever Fest is all about.” Watertown-Beaver Dam Lodge 666 will have skates available for people to borrow at Crystal Lake Beach from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and ...