DENVER – High in the mountains west of Fort Collins, teams of scientists and engineers are pretending to be beavers. They may not be swimming or chewing trees, but researchers with the U.S. Forest ...

In the high country of Colorado, scientists are doing something unusual to manage rivers. Instead of pouring concrete or digging engineered channels, they’re deploying hand-built wooden dams. But ...

EVERETT — The air filled with the smell of cedar as volunteers weaved branches through wooden poles in North Creek near McCollum Park in Everett. Volunteers from Crane Aerospace & Electronics worked ...

A year after Beryl and Bertie were released on Shrewsbury's Old River Bed, they have since had a kit.

Researchers and conservationists alike recognize that beavers (Castor canadensis) are vital ecosystem engineers who can help us navigate the challenges of climate change. As keystone species, beavers ...

“Run, Charlie, run!” I hollered, eyeing an angry 40-pound beaver chasing me across a wet meadow in June 1989. Maine Game Warden Charlie Davis and I had captured the beaver because it had plugged a ...