Join the Illinois Beaver Alliance, Together for Nature / Juntos para la Naturaleza IL and 17 others for the second annual, virtual Midwest Beaver Summit! Learn about the ecological value of keeping beavers on our Midwestern watersheds and how to coexist using nonlethal beaver management tools.

Register for your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/2024-midwest-beaver-summit…

Zoom information will be provided prior to the Summit date.

Presentation Schedule

11-11:10 a.m. – Introduction

11:10 to 11:50 a.m.- Session 1: Beaver Wetlands, Flooding, and Drought, presented by Dr. Emily Fairfax, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Geography, Environment, and Society

11:50 to 12:25 p.m.- Session 2: Who Speaks for Beaver? History and Folklore, presented by Brian “Fox” Ellis, Storyteller and Director of Outreach, Illinois Audubon Society

SHORT BREAK

12:40 to 1:10- Session 3: Beaver Dam Impacts on Water Quality, Biodiversity, and Trout Populations in Wisconsin Streams,
presented by Cortney Dean, PSM Conservation Biology Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin – Stout

1:10 to 1:25 p.m.- Session 4: Revised Environmental Assessment of Wisconsin’s Beaver Management Plan, presented by Bill Nelson, Attorney, Environmental and Energy Strategies Practice Group, Godfrey and Kahn

SHORT BREAK

1:35 to 2:05 p.m.- Session 5: Landscape-Scale Watershed Planning with Beavers for Biodiversity and Climate Resilience, presented by Kurt Menke, GIS Consultant, Septima, and Bob Boucher, President, Superior Bio-Conservancy

2:05 to 2:45 p.m.- Session 6: Navigating Conflicts Between People and Beavers and People Again, presented by Alexa Whipple, Beaver Project Director, Methow-Okanogan Beaver Project

2:45-3:00 p.m. – Conclusion