Lunch & Learn Webinar - Beaver Management with Michael Callahan
Date: 2/12/2020 12:00 PM - 2/12/2020 1:00 PM
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Overview
Webinar Description
Culverts under siege by persistent beaver damming? Roads being flooded and town residents exasperated?
This UMTC lunch & learn webinar will cover:
• Beaver Problems
• Management Options
• Success Rates and Costs
• Billerica Municipal Beaver Program Study
• Self-Help Training and Resources
• Professional Beaver Control Options
• Q&A
Target Audience
Open to municipal and private sector audiences grappling with this problem or interested in learning about beaver behavior and management options.
Speaker:
Michael Callahan is the founder of the Beaver Institute Inc. (https://www.beaverinstitute.org/). He began working with beavers in 1998 after founding the Pioneer Valley Wetland Volunteers with his wife Ruth. In 2000 he started his business Beaver Solutions LLC and has personally resolved over 1,600 beaver-human conflicts. His clients include over 70 municipal highway departments and MassDOT. He has gained an international reputation as a leader in innovative beaver management. He teaches workshops, started the Facebook Beaver Management Forum, and has created instructional materials through which he and the Beaver Institute teach others how to cost-effectively manage beavers.
There in no cost for this webinar
A link to this Zoom event will be emailed to all participants a couple days prior to the event. A copy of the access link to Zoom will also be saved in your UMTC website Registration Portal.
Attendees
First Name | Affiliation |
---|---|
Melanie | Carlton Soil and Water Conservation District (MN) |
Will | Carlton County Transportation Department (MN) |
Will | Carlton County Transportation Department (MN) |
Robert | NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NY) |
Cassidy | Private Citizen |
Jonas | Mass Audubon |
richard | Town of Hebron (CT) |
Chris | Private Citizen |
Christine | NYSDOT Region 1 Operations |
F | Private Citizen |
Katie | Ohio Division of Wildlife (OH) |
Nick | Mill Creek MetroParks (OH) |
Rebecca | New England Civil Engineering Corporation |
Todd | Vermont LTAP/ VT Local Roads (VT) |
Peter | TEC, Inc. (Lawrence MA) |
Alec | Montpelier Parks (VT) |
Samantha | RDI (KY) |
Stacey | NYSDOT R6 |
Brenna | Protect Our Wildlife (VT) |
Jason | City of Bristol Engineering (CT) |
Mary | Town of Sharon (VT) |
James | Town of Beacon Falls (CT) |
Christina | New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) (NY) |
RUTH | NYSDOT R6 |
Rick | T.Y. Lin International (MA) |
Brian | Friends of Acadia (ME) |
Zen | Town of Wilton Department of Environmental Affairs (CT) |
Devin | Ryerson University (Canada) |
Michael | City of Forest Park (OH) |
Jason | Town of New Milford (CT) |
Mimi | Central Mass Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) |
Scott | NYSDOT Region 1 Operations |
Kevin | Town of Hebron (CT) |
William | Town of Middlebury (VT) |
Sean | Lancaster Dept of Transportation (OH) |
Jennifer | Private Citizen |
Ken | MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) (Belchertown) |
Sharon | Green Mountain Animal Defenders (VT) |
Danielle | Central Mass Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) |
Donald | NYSDOT Region 7 Operations Lewis |
Kevin | Private Citizen |
Rebecca | NYSDOT Region 1 Operations |
Kyle | Coastal Traffic, Inc. (ME) |
Thomas | Town of Ellington DPW (CT) |
Dave | Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) (MN) |
Jeff | City of Port Moody (Canada) |
Doug | State of Vermont (VT) |
Dave | Ohio Township (OH) |
Allen | Town of Bethel (VT) |
Staci | Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (VT) |
Neal | Horsley Witten Group |
Andrea | Bitter Root Water Forum (MT) |
Jonas | Horsley Witten Group |
Raymond | US EPA |
Donald | Shelburne Natural Resources and Conservation Committee (VT) |
Theresa | City of Tigard (OR) |
Torrey | Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MT) |
Jim | Town of Winchester (CT) |
Anis | Advantage Engineering Associates, P.C. (NJ) |
Alden | Bureau of Land Management (MT) |
Robert | Town of Portland (CT) DPW |
Jennifer | Natural Resources Defense Council (MT) |
Tammy | Town of Southwick Health Department |
Laura | Ecotone, Inc. (MD) |
Judy | Private Citizen |
Elaine | Town of Barre (VT) |
Ryan | Town of Essex DPW (CT) |
Jennifer | The Nature Conservancy (CO) |
Geoff | Ohio Division of Wildlife (OH) |
Tom | Town of Ware |
Jonathan | Town of Killingly (CT) |
Elissa | Town of Dedham |
Dennis | Town of Southwick |
Rebekah | Town of Ware |
Nicole | Town of Ware |
Edwin | Town of Tyngsborough |
Karen | UMass Transportation Center (UMTC) |
Mark | Town of Lincoln |
Joseph | Town of Dedham |
Adam | Town of Douglas |
Holly | Vermont LTAP/ VT Local Roads (VT) |
David | Hambden Township (OH) |
James | Town of Tyngsborough |
Jennifer | Town of Mansfield (CT) |
Kurt | Town of Hanover |
Kathy | Town of Clinton (CT) |
Jerry | Town of Wilmington |
Ian | Central Mass Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) |
Tanya | Vermont Agency of Transportation (DOT) |
Danielle | Town of Tyngsborough |
Emily | Vermont Agency of Transportation (DOT) |
William | City of Peabody |
Todd | Town of Somers (CT) DPW |
David | City of Northampton |
Aldo | UMass Transportation Center (UMTC) |
Sara | Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) (DOT) (VT) |
Corey | Town of Acton |
Instructors
- Mike Callahan
President at Beaver Institute, Inc.