Taking a bite out of our City’s Natural Areas: Busy beavers and how to manage them.

The City of Edmonton supports research, educational and professional development experience for University of Alberta
graduate students. The program immerses students in a real world learning experience where they can apply their skills and contribute to building a thriving, sustainable and welcoming home for the Edmontonians of today and tomorrow. This will be a joint project between the City of Edmonton’s Natural Areas group and Pest Management group. The Natural Areas group is responsible for preserving ecological integrity while maintaining public safety in the River Valley and natural tree stands within City Limits. While the Pest Management group is responsible for advising, managing and controlling animal and insect populations that may be considered “pests” in an urban area. This may include structural pests, such as those found in buildings or environmental pests such as those whose populations may result in compromises to public assets or human health. Currently there is no integrated pest management plan for beavers. This project will aim to develop management and monitoring plans for beavers in an urban setting and influence City work in the coming years.

Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Summers

Student:

Partner:

City of Edmonton

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Public administration

University:

University of Alberta

Program: