41 min
05 - A Rancher’s Perspective on Beavers with Bill White I'll Be Dammed
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- Science
Bill brings decades of experience ranching in the Methow Valley to the table as he discusses how he has watched beavers shape landscapes over time. If you hear some background noise on this one (and maybe a dog) it’s because I hopped in a truck with Bill and his dog for this interview. (In fact, if you have time, the YouTube video for this episode will be more fun than the audio podcast.) We ended up in a field of alfalfa trying to fix the motor on a wheel line irrigation system. Our conversation ranges from his frustrations with beavers, how beaver dams collect sediment and create meadows, the cycle of beavers on the landscape, what beavers do for fish, and the potential challenges of having beavers on your property if you’re a rancher. The Methow Beaver Project does not necessarily agree with everything Bill said, but we appreciate his perspective from a life lived in Eastern Washington’s working landscapes.
Let’s hop in the truck and go for a drive, shall we?
We want your feedback!
509-289-2770
Methowbeaverproject@methowsalmon.org
Methow Beaver Project: https://methowbeaverproject.org/
Please consider writing us a review.
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Bill brings decades of experience ranching in the Methow Valley to the table as he discusses how he has watched beavers shape landscapes over time. If you hear some background noise on this one (and maybe a dog) it’s because I hopped in a truck with Bill and his dog for this interview. (In fact, if you have time, the YouTube video for this episode will be more fun than the audio podcast.) We ended up in a field of alfalfa trying to fix the motor on a wheel line irrigation system. Our conversation ranges from his frustrations with beavers, how beaver dams collect sediment and create meadows, the cycle of beavers on the landscape, what beavers do for fish, and the potential challenges of having beavers on your property if you’re a rancher. The Methow Beaver Project does not necessarily agree with everything Bill said, but we appreciate his perspective from a life lived in Eastern Washington’s working landscapes.
Let’s hop in the truck and go for a drive, shall we?
We want your feedback!
509-289-2770
Methowbeaverproject@methowsalmon.org
Methow Beaver Project: https://methowbeaverproject.org/
Please consider writing us a review.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/methow-beaver-project/message
41 min