The Iron Gate Dam system in Europe was filled in 1971. However, it forced thousands of people on an historic island to ...

In the high country of Colorado, scientists are doing something unusual to manage rivers. Instead of pouring concrete or digging engineered channels, they’re deploying hand-built wooden dams. But ...

MINNEAPOLIS — In Minnesota, beavers have long been considered a nuisance, thanks to their uncanny ability to gnaw trees and construct dams that sometimes clog culverts, raise lake levels or flood ...

Researchers and conservationists alike recognize that beavers (Castor canadensis) are vital ecosystem engineers who can help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Onlookers and news crews survey the damage from floodwaters near Louise Hays Park along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville on July 5 ...

At least three beaver dams spanning Dry Creek in different spots between the Creekside Golf Course and Claus Road were spotted for the first time recently. Michael Hart, a volunteer with the ...

In the wake of the deadly July 4 Guadalupe River flooding that killed 119 people in Kerr County, much attention has been focused on the lack of warning systems, which left sleeping campers, residents ...