We Built Fake Beaver Dams to Rewild this Dead River

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Earlier this year we introduced you to Glassie, our riparian restoration project in Scotland. In this video, we're constructing our fake beavers to really kickstart regeneration of this river. 🌾 To support our work you can become a member here: https://mossy.earth MOSSY EARTH MEMBERSHIP =============================== The rewilding membership that restores nature across a wide range of ecosystems. 🌲 Support a diversity of ecosystems 🐺 Rewild habitats to bring back biodiversity 🦫 Fund neglected species & ecosystems Learn more and become a member here: https://mossy.earth 💪 OUR PARTNERS IN THIS VIDEO =============================== River Revivers: https://riverrevivers.co.uk/ Glassie: https://www.thebunkhouse.co.uk/ 📝 Field notes channel - https://www.youtube.com/@MossyEarth-FieldNotes ⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️ 0:00 Intro 2:00 Project recap 3:21 River fly survey 5:36 Building the dams 11:23 Real beaver dams 🔎 ABOUT THIS PROJECT =============================== Beavers have rightly claimed a lot of accolades in the recent rewilding movement for their central role in restoring riparian areas. The dams they engineer create habitats, filter water and help mitigate flood damage and droughts. For degraded riparian areas devoid of trees and beavers, artificial structures called Beaver Dam Analogues (BDAs) are being used to mimic the effects of beaver dams. This is the case for our latest project in Scotland at Glassie Farm, a member of the Northwoods Rewilding Network (NRN). Habitat degradation, pollution and rising water temperatures are threatening a host of important native species. In partnership with River Revivers, we’re building BDAs and planting native trees and scrub to create habitat, help improve water quality, stabilise water temperature and mitigate flood damage. Read all about this work here: https://www.mossy.earth/projects/riparian-restoration-glassie-farm