Training on Beaver Flow Device
Installation a Success!

In December, APNM hosted a very successful and well-attended two-day training to teach state and federal agency employees how to respond to beaver complaints with solutions that are nonlethal, long-term, and effective! More than thirty representatives from New Mexico Game and Fish, New Mexico State Parks, two Native nations, New Mexico Environment Department, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service learned how to evaluate field sites where beavers live and how to build and install devices that allow beavers to remain in an area without threatening property, roads, and structures. Trainer and beaver expert, Skip Lisle, of Beaver Deceivers International, had this to say about the training: “I have been giving talks on beavers and workshops on flow devices [that control flooding by essentially sneaking water away from beavers] for over a decade, and never have I enjoyed greater participation by a State wildlife agency than that exhibited by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.”

Because of the public’s tremendous interest in learning how to coexist with beavers, in the late spring APNM will host a workshop about beaver ecology and how to resolve issues created by these industrious animals. The public, agency employees, and others are encouraged to attend. The workshop will be held in Santa Fe at a site along the Santa Fe River where beavers are thriving. Please contact Debbie Risberg [contact form] or 265-2322, extension 25) if you are interested in attending.

In an effort to spread the word about beavers and their tremendous value, APNM and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish have collaborated on a new publication, Living With Beavers–A Guide to Solving Beaver-Human Conflicts. The informative brochure is available online at apnm.org. Download it and please pass it around!