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Healthy Rivers study finds beavers widely but unevenly distributed across upper Roaring Fork; county partners eye restoration projects in Thompson and Fourmile
Summary
A two‑year Pitkin County‑funded inventory found beaver occupancy at random sample points across the forest; staff identified Thompson and Fourmile creeks as priority sites for beaver‑assisted restoration, and said the National Forest Foundation may fund scaled interventions.
A county‑funded Healthy Rivers inventory presented to commissioners found beavers widely distributed across the Upper Roaring Fork watershed but noted uneven occupancy and historical loss of ponded, beaver‑influenced habitat in some valleys.
Clay Ramey, fisheries biologist for the Aspen‑Sopris Ranger District, reported the two‑year survey used random sampling across roughly 350,000 acres of national forest riparian areas. Field crews visited nearly 300 sites in 2024 and 2025; about…
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