Help BLM Bring Beaver Dams Back to Leavitt Creek

KEMMERER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer Field Office invites volunteers to help restore Leavitt Creek in Uinta County during a National Public Lands Day event on Sept. 26. 

Volunteers will work alongside BLM employees to remove juniper from the riparian area and construct 20 beaver dam analog structures along approximately half a mile of Leavitt Creek. The work is designed to help restore the creek and surrounding riparian habitat for the benefit of wildlife, aquatic resources, rangelands and cultural resources. 

Beaver dam analogs are human-made structures designed to mimic some of the functions of natural beaver dams. Leavitt Creek contains evidence of historic beaver activity, including remnants of old dams, chewed aspen stumps and aspen logs. The project is intended to help restore some of the ecological characteristics historically supported by beaver activity along the creek. 

Located above Poverty Flats overlooking Mountain View in the Bridger Valley, Leavitt Creek has been the focus of several years of restoration planning and partnership. The project includes work through a cooperative agreement with Trout Unlimited as well as coordination and cooperation with Native American Tribal leaders. 

The volunteer event begins at 10 a.m. Sept. 26 and concludes at 3 p.m. Volunteers can find additional event information, directions and registration details at Leavitt Creek Habitat Enhancements | The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF).  

National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest single-day volunteer event dedicated to improving public lands. It provides an opportunity for volunteers to work alongside land managers and community partners while helping care for public lands for current and future generations.