Dr. Emily Fairfax
@emilyfairfax.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota and the St. Anthony Falls Lab. Ecohydrologist, beaver dam enthusiast, and advocate for inclusive curriculum. Ask me about beavers! she/her
The solution? Use field work and community observations to make note of what your local beavers are *actually* building with, and then update the models to reflect that.
July 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The solution? Use field work and community observations to make note of what your local beavers are *actually* building with, and then update the models to reflect that.
In a new peer-reviewed perspective article led by my postdoc Jessie Moravek and with contributions from many members of the Fairfax lab, we summarized existing popular beaver occupancy models and highlight how beavers like to "break the rules," and then in turn, the models.
July 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
In a new peer-reviewed perspective article led by my postdoc Jessie Moravek and with contributions from many members of the Fairfax lab, we summarized existing popular beaver occupancy models and highlight how beavers like to "break the rules," and then in turn, the models.
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I’m just glad the beavers judgement of me was “eh, not a threat. Just a big weird animal” instead of “PREDATOR. SOUND THE (tail) ALARM.”
I’m just glad the beavers judgement of me was “eh, not a threat. Just a big weird animal” instead of “PREDATOR. SOUND THE (tail) ALARM.”
July 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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I’m just glad the beavers judgement of me was “eh, not a threat. Just a big weird animal” instead of “PREDATOR. SOUND THE (tail) ALARM.”
I’m just glad the beavers judgement of me was “eh, not a threat. Just a big weird animal” instead of “PREDATOR. SOUND THE (tail) ALARM.”
Also this beav: ‘scuse me, got work to do. Don’t mess up the dam while I’m out. Thanks.
This beaver was surprisingly unbothered by us standing on its dam - it didn’t even slap its tail. It looked at us, swam back & forth a few times, then went about its errands.
Thanks for being chill, beav!
This beaver was surprisingly unbothered by us standing on its dam - it didn’t even slap its tail. It looked at us, swam back & forth a few times, then went about its errands.
Thanks for being chill, beav!
July 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Also this beav: ‘scuse me, got work to do. Don’t mess up the dam while I’m out. Thanks.
This beaver was surprisingly unbothered by us standing on its dam - it didn’t even slap its tail. It looked at us, swam back & forth a few times, then went about its errands.
Thanks for being chill, beav!
This beaver was surprisingly unbothered by us standing on its dam - it didn’t even slap its tail. It looked at us, swam back & forth a few times, then went about its errands.
Thanks for being chill, beav!