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Beavers + Restoration?

Mar 28, 2023

Could beavers help restore our waterways?

On Saturday, March 4, Catawba Riverkeeper and Foothills Conservancy were joined by 35 volunteers to build Beaver Dam Analogs to restore a small unnamed tributary of Canoe Creek! Learn more about Beaver Dam Analogs


With this being just 1 of a handful of projects like this in the Southeastern United States, it was truly a historic day for restoration for Catawba Riverkeeper. 


In total, 5 dams were built, making a total of 6 Beaver Dam Analogs constructed on the property. We will be monitoring these structures for the next several years, thanks to University Partners from Appalachian State University, University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Montreat College. The monitoring will range from looking at water quality, as well as biologic monitoring looking at the fish and aquatic insect communities. 


Thank you to everyone that came out to contribute your time and effort to help make this project a success! We will be posting updates to our social media pages and are looking forward to learning how Beaver Dam Analogs are used for restoring streams. 

05 Apr, 2024
Happy Earth Month! While every month is Earth Month here at Catawba Riverkeeper, we’re excited about the extra attention and enthusiasm for protecting our local environment that comes every April! Throughout this month, we're amplifying our efforts to spread awareness and provide a variety of options for you to get out and learn from, engage in, or advocate for the preservation, protection, and restoration of our shared waterways. Because of that, our calendar is jam-packed with public and private cleanups, guided tours, education programing, outreach events, and fun activities at Confluence & The River Room all month long. Just take a look at some of the events we have going on! In honor of Earth Month, we hope that you engage with us in some of these events by volunteering your time to clean up our water, learning more about issues affecting our water, and sharing our work and mission with other people as ambassadors. If you'd like to make an Earth Month contribution to Catawba Riverkeeper, you can give to our Spring Education Appeal, help us purchase a new Catawba Riverkeeper vehicle, or attend our Ambassador Training and represent us at events throughout the year. Our work is not possible without the support of people like you. We are only a drop in the bucket of worldwide water conservation efforts, but with the support of people like you, we can make mighty waves of change! Thank you in advance for your support, and happy Earth Month!
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