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Beaver Exhibit |
Beavers are nature's engineers. The dams beavers build create wetlands. These wetlands provide great habitat for other animals while also storing water that keeps streams flowing during low-water seasons. The abandoned beaver dam and lodge at the Nature Center were relocated from central Idaho. Though no beaver lives at the Nature Center, some do visit from their lodges along the Boise River. Late winter and early spring are the best times to look for beavers in our pond. Notice how some tree species are adapted to withstand beaver "attacks". Aspens, willows and cottonwoods grow new shoots after beaver feed on them.
