Ecology center explores benefits of beavers in feasibility study
A group of West Marin land managers and conservationists is exploring the reintroduction of beavers to buffer the impacts of drought, increase biodiversity and improve salmon habitat. A steering committee spearheaded by the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and made up of representatives of the Marin Resource Conservation District, Marin Water, the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network and the Environmental Action Committee hopes to simulate a beaver dam this summer with funding from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.