About Us

About

The SLO Beaver Brigade (501(c)(3) non-profit organization) was founded in February of 2020 after a conversation among friends about what we each could do to contribute to climate regeneration. Supporting the beavers in our county was our answer to that question.

Our mission:

The SLO Beaver Brigade is dedicated to creating the conditions for beavers to thrive.  We do so by :

1. Elevating the health of our watersheds by supporting our original river stewards, the beavers.
2. Educating our County on the benefits of beavers to our watersheds,
3. Leading educational walks out to beaver ponds,
4. Supporting research of beavers and wetlands,
5. Organizing river and creek cleanups,
6. Educating and installing beaver management tools and 
7. Implementing beaver restoration techniques. 

Beavers are nature’s best water engineers. Through their natural behaviors, they improve riparian areas, make landscapes more resistant to fire, droughts and flooding, and provide important habitats for other species.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recognized the importance of beavers as a “keystone species” in 2023, when they established the Beaver Restoration Program, which strives to implement beaver-assisted restoration projects to support ecosystem conservation, and improve climate change, drought and wildfire resilience throughout California.

By protecting beaver habitats, educating our residents and visitors of the benefits of beavers and coexistence tools, supporting research of beavers and wetlands, organizing cleanups and more, SLO Beaver Brigade is working as an ally and advocate for beavers in the Central Coast and throughout California.

We are continually learning from the beavers how to be good stewards of our watersheds and we empower those folks who love our waterways to become stewards themselves.  Want to get more involved?  Send us an email !