Field Day in Sauk County: Exploring Beaver Habitat!

This gathering will be an opportunity for women landowners, growers, and conservation professionals to connect around their shared interest in land stewardship and to learn from one another at an inspiring restoration property stewarded by host JCB Heffernan. This farm features a thriving Beaver Habitat.

Beavers are fascinating creatures that play an important conservation role in creating, repairing, and maintaining wetland habitats. Acting as “ecosystem engineers," they chew down trees to build dams and lodges. These dams slow rushing water, reduce flooding, mitigate droughts, and create deep ponds that provide safety for the beavers and habitat for many other species. While they help protect soil by slowing water flow, beavers are sometimes considered a nuisance in areas where tree establishment is the priority, as they gnaw on and fell trees. However, their work also creates wetlands, increases biodiversity, and helps filter water.

As is tradition at WiWiC events, we will gathe…