Wetlands, Water Quality, and Nature Based Solutions
Join us on Thursday, August 13 at 2 pm, as Cortney Dean talks about the many ways beavers impact habitats, ecosystems, food webs, water quality, and threatened species in Wisconsin. Understanding how beaver work, how they modify ecosystems, and what other species can benefit from their activity can help us reframe beavers as conservation and restoration partners rather than chaotic adversaries. She will share data from her own research, highlights from studies across the globe, and discuss the challenges facing beavers and nature-based restoration practices here in Wisconsin.
Cortney is a researcher and science communicator located near Menomonie, Wisconsin. She received her master’s at UW-Stout in Conservation Biology and her thesis research was on beaver impacts to bats, birds, and water quality on trout streams. She is currently researching beaver impacts to trout movement and how beaver ponds impact organic matter in wetland soils. She is passionate about bridging the gap between current research and public knowledge.
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