Wallowa River - Northeast Oregon How do you beat the smoke when it has been lingering for nearly a month? Head to the water, or more specifically, build like a beaver. That is exactly what we did on a late July summer day on the Wallowa River. We had folks join us from all over the Blue Mountain Ecoregion, including Halfway, Baker City, and Walla Walla. The goal: build a post-less beaver dam that mimics the appearance and, more importantly, the function of a beaver dam. Post-

If you choose a line of work that involves working directly with beavers, be prepared to adapt and meet their persistent, unending work ethic.

Each year, I commit to working with high school interns with the Wallowa Resources HAWK program on different aspects of riparian restoration.

High alpine ecosystems are rare and make up just 3% of global land area, but they’re packed with unique species that evolved under intense conditions.