Description:
The purpose of the cottonwood/beaver project is to assess the status of important cottonwood stands and install wire protectors if they are required to protect critical stands from beaver harvesting. If feasible, start to assess the regeneration of cottonwood on the levees. This subproject used the wetland mapping from Yr1 to identify the stands of cottonwoods, used a survey of important wildlife cottonwood trees to identify critical trees and small stands, and then after seeking permission of selected landowners, installed wire around selected cottonwood trees. In total 45 large trees, often near active beaver colonies were protected. The project brought in a Youth Climate Corp to assist with the installation of the wire.

Keywords: riparian; cottonwood; beaver

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Organization: Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners

Category: Beavers & Cottonwoods

Focal Area: Columbia Wetlands

Resource Type: Report

Year: 2022