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Statewide push to expand beaver relocation and ‘living with beaver’ tools; council funds operational support
Summary
Multiple DWR regional presentations described beaver translocation, nuisance mitigation and quarantine capacity. The council approved several related project requests for trapping, pond‑levelers, quarantine support and outreach; partners include USU’s Beaver Ecology group and ZooUtah.
Staff from several DWR regions described related projects to expand beaver translocation, provide rapid response for nuisance beavers and pilot “living with beaver” tools such as pond levelers and culvert exclusion fencing. Presenters said beaver work yields outsized habitat benefits for wet meadow and riparian restoration but requires quarantine capacity, trained trappers and follow‑up materials to resolve conflicts near infrastructure.
Colton Taylor, impact analysis biologist for the Southeast Region, described a local request…
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