2024 Midwest Beaver Summit

Sycamore Land Trust is proud to be a co-host for the virtual “2024 Midwest Beaver Summit” on August 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Central Time) and noon to 4pm (Eastern Time), presented by the Illinois Beaver Alliance, LC Nature Park, and the Superior Bio-Conservancy.

This event is completely virtual and free! Register for this online event and learn more about the ecological importance of beavers to our region and how we can coexist with them by managing beaver conflicts nonlethally.

🦫 Session 1. Beaver Wetlands, Flooding, and Drought
Dr. Emily Fairfax, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Geography, Environment, and Society

🦫 Session 2. Who Speaks for Beaver? History and Folklore
Brian “Fox” Ellis, Storyteller and Director of Outreach, Illinois Audubon Society

🦫 Session 3. Beaver Dam Impacts on Water Quality, Biodiversity, and Trout Populations in Wisconsin Streams
Cortney Dean, PSM Conservation Biology Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin – Stout

🦫 Session 4. Revised Environmental Assessment of Wisconsin’s Beaver Management Plan
Bill Nelson, Attorney, Environmental and Energy Strategies Practice Group, Godfrey and Kahn

🦫 Session 5. Landscape-Scale Watershed Planning with Beavers for Biodiversity and Climate Resilience
Kurt Menke, GIS Consultant, Septima, and Bob Boucher, President, Superior Bio-Conservancy

🦫 ​Session 6. Navigating Conflicts Between People and Beavers and People Again
Alexa Whipple, Beaver Project Director, Methow-Okanogan Beaver Project