

Research & Resources
OAEC Resources:
Permitting:
Research:
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Charnley, S. 2018. Beavers, landowners, and watershed restoration: experimenting with beaver dam analogues in the Scott River basin, California. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-613. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 38 p.
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Ciotti, D.C., Mckee, J., Pope, K.L., Kondolf, G.M., and Pollock, M.M., 2021, Design criteria for process-based restoration of fluvial systems: BioScience, v. 71, p. 831–845, doi:10.1093/biosci/biab065.
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Čiuldienė, D., Vigricas, E., Belova, O., Aleinikovas, M., and Armolaitis, K., 2020, The effect of beaver dams on organic carbon, nutrients and methyl mercury distribution in impounded waterbodies: Wildlife Biology, v. 2020, p. 1–8, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/wlb.00678.
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Jordan, C.E., and Fairfax, E., 2022, Beaver: The North American freshwater climate action plan: WIREs Water, v. 9, doi: 10.1002/wat2.1592.
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Pollock, M.M., Beechie, T.J., Wheaton, J.M., Jordan, C.E., Bouwes, N., Weber, N., and Volk, C., 2014, Using Beaver Dams to Restore Incised Stream Ecosystems: Oxford Journals, v. 64, p. 279–290.
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Pope, K.L., Montoya, D.S., Brownlee, J.N., Dierks, J., and Lisle, T.E., 2015, Habitat conditions of montane meadows associated with restored and unrestored stream channels of California: Ecological Restoration, v. 33, p. 61–73, doi: 10.3368/er.33.1.61.
Technical Papers:
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Pope, K., Ciotti, D., McKee, J., Cluer, B., Pollock, M.M. and Harvey, B., Ecological Approach for Designing and Assessing Montane Meadow Restoration in California.
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Scott River Watershed Council, 2018, Restoring Priority Coho Habitat in the Scott River Watershed Modeling and Planning Report
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Swift, K., Build Like A Beaver! A gross oversimplification of PBR for the soon-to-be talented. Swiftwater Design
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Yarnell, S.M., Pope, K., Wolf, E.C., Burnett, R., and Wilson, K. 2020. A Demonstration of the carbon sequestration and biodiversity benefits of beaver and beaver dam analogue restoration techniques in Childs Meadow, Tehama County, California. Center for Watershed Sciences Technical Report (CWS-2020-01), University of California, Davis. Prepared for CA Department of Fish and Wildlife. pp. 29.
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Wilson, K., Kelsey, R., Schroer, G., Wheaton, J., MacFarlane, W., Bangan, S., Lundquist, K., Dolman, B., Campos, B., Loffland, H., Beaver-based Conservation and Restoration Opportunities in Mountain Ranges of California: Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool
Training:
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Where to Work: A Watershed Prioritization Tool for Meadow Restoration- presented by Megan Ireson (Scott River Watershed Council) and Adam Cummings (The Watershed Research and Training Center) presented on 07/13/2026. You can read all about this robust inventory tool by visiting the Klamath Meadows Partnership website dedicated toward providing more information about it here.
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