Beavers and muskrats are excellent builders. But how can you tell the difference between a beaver dam and a muskrat lodge?

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is home to a new beaver dam after being installed by the natural areas team and a group of engineers Wednesday. According to a news release from the nonprofit, ...

PROJECT INCLUDES BUILDING A BEAVER DAM AT BERNHEIM. THEY SAY HARD WORK PAYS OFF AND THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF THESE EMPLOYEES AT GRISHAM, SMITH AND BERNHEIM FOREST, THE PAYOFF IS GOING TO BE CLEANER ...

Beavers and the dams they build promote sediment deposition and modify channel and floodplain morphology and physical complexity. Beaver activities may result in increased watershed-scale water and ...

December floods filled this otherwise-dry stream in central Pennsylvania, but human-crafted beaver dam imitations slowed the flow of stormwater downstream. Photo courtesy Siobhan Fathel. SAINT PAUL, ...