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Volunteers demonstrate how sturdy beaver dams are during BeaverCount X training
Please download this attachment and forward to the Ranger and ask for a hearing. Then, stay tuned for the opportunity to comment.
The USFS is considering a proposal by IDFG to construct 54 artificial beaver dams on the South Fork of Mink Creek. A handful of beaver are surviving on the South Fork. Their numbers have been steadily declining for the past 4 years as some of you Flat-tailers. We don't think that constructing more dams will give the few remaining beaver there the necessary protection needed to allow them to thrive and would like the opportunity to ask questions and have our ideas heard in a public forum.
The proposed project by Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) consists of two phases. One would install thirty some artificial beaver dams on the West Fork of Mink Creek and fifty some on the South Fork.
Beaver Dam Analogues or BDAs is the term coined by Dr Joe Wheaton of Utah State. They are intended to mimic the behavior of beaver by impounding water and creating multiple small ponds. Their stated mission is to improve bank stability and create habitat for native fish. Dr. Wheaton has contracts with IDFG.
There are several key differences between BDAs and beaver dams:
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Thank you to all who helped out with BeaverDamJam-Idaho. Special thanks to those who donated items for the Raffle (Sportsmans and CAL Ranch); the silent auction (to many to count) and Countless volunteers who helped. Also, special shout out to Teran Engle who ran the sound for us. You rocked it!