The incredible Impacts of beavers on the landscape

Torrey Ritter, a nongame wildlife biologist with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and our Rotary club speaker on June 10, knows all about the important impacts that beavers make on our landscape. Torrey, based out of Missoula, has worked on a wide range of species and habitats over his career, but beavers really captured his interest when he observed how many different species benefit from their activities on the landscape. Torrey studied beaver dispersal and settlement site selection for his Master's work and has since gone on to work with a variety of partners on efforts to restore beavers to areas of their former range and help people deal with beaver conflicts.