They may not be swimming or chewing trees, but researchers with the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State University are ...

Giant dams built to tame the Colorado River have nearly wiped out native cottonwood trees along many riverbanks, disrupting local ecosystems. But new tiny dams, built to mimic ones that beavers make, ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Beavers have been adding a dam of their own to state operations, but now the state says it has to stop. Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources owns about 100 dams, and they say ...

Nature's Advanced Flood Control System Beaver wetlands create locally climate-resistant landscapes through their ecosystem ...

Beavers build dams to ensure water is deep enough for an underwater entrance, protecting them from predators. The internal chamber of a lodge can stay around freezing temperature even on sub-zero days ...

Learn how the beaver helped build Oregon from territorial days to statehood and became its official state mammal.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and ...

Shane links up with journalist Ben Goldfarb and suits up with beaver expert Skip Lisle to uncover how beavers reshaped the American landscape — and what we lost when they vanished. From centuries of ...