Beaver Activity and Coho Salmon Conservation in Fillongley/Beadnell Creek

environment · Fillongley/Beadnell Creek

Denman community volunteers have observed increased beaver activity in the lower reaches of Fillongley/Beadnell Creek, which affects coho salmon habitat. Beaver dams can both benefit and hinder salmon migration depending on water flow and dam location. Management decisions about breaching dams require careful consideration of stream flow, water quality, and habitat.

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• “For several decades Denman community volunteers have been working to protect and enhance the small, struggling population of coho salmon... There was a substantial beaver dam... Both dams would probably be a barrier to coho at Sunday's low water level... Beaver and coho have co-existed for many millennia... Early salmon conservationists saw beavers as a major problem... More recently, best practice has favored a much lighter touch... The heavy rain and high tides forecast for the weekend may res” — The Islands Grapevine – November 12th, 2020 (November 12th, 2020)

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