05 - A Rancher’s Perspective on Beavers with Bill White

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I'll Be Dammed

Methow Beaver Project

6 episodes

1 week ago

I’ll Be Dammed is a down-to-earth, humorous and serious show hosted by the Methow Beaver Project. We have conversations with beaver restoration experts, wildfire researchers, environmentalists, ranchers and community members with the goal of understanding the multifaceted ecological and community benefits that beavers bring to us, as well as the challenges of living with them at times. Listen in as we discuss beaver-human conflicts, benefits to fish populations, and partnering with beavers to adapt and build climate resilience against extreme wildfire, drought, flooding, etc.

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05 - A Rancher’s Perspective on Beavers with Bill White

I'll Be Dammed

41 minutes 8 seconds

3 years ago

05 - A Rancher’s Perspective on Beavers with Bill White

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?

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