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Beavers in the Monument – Saturday Hike

Come out to Freidenberg Springs, a historic beaver meadow where people are trying to help them re-establish. Explore low-tech, process-based restoration structures and learn how to record observations of beaver sign to help beaver restoration planning in the Monument.

Please plan on bringing a packed lunch and waterproof boots/shoes. If you have them, please also bring work gloves and hand pruners/loppers for cutting willow stakes.

Jakob Shockey is a human, father and husband who values community, truth, awareness, and grace. He works primarily with beavers and people, focusing on restoration of the natural processes that create and maintain resilient habitat, its wildlife, and the complex interrelationship with humans. He has been working professionally in Oregon’s streams, rivers and wetlands for more than a decade. He cofounded and is the Executive Director for Project Beaver, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering humans to partner with beavers. Jakob is also the foremost authority in mitigating conflicts between beaver habitat and human infrastructure in Oregon through his company Beaver State Wildlife Solutions. He has published research on the endangered Pygmy Three-toed Sloth of Panama, and worked for Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Applegate Partnership. Sings to himself, loves flying and can’t spell.

Date & Time:

July 29, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cost:

Free

Rite Aid

2341 Ashland St
Ashland,97520

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