Committee adopts amendment and sends beaver management memorial for statewide study

Mar 5, 2025

The committee adopted an amendment adding the Department of Agriculture and Department of Environment and voted to pass Senate Memorial 3 directing state agencies to jointly develop recommendations for a statewide beaver management plan.

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Senator Hamlin introduced Senate Memorial 3, which asks multiple state agencies to work jointly on a statewide beaver management plan and to report recommendations to the appropriate legislative committee(s) by October 2025. The sponsor said the memorial responds to beaver population pressures, the species’ role as a keystone that affects watershed health, and past memorials on the subject.

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