Each year, a variety of methods are employed by Agricultural Services to prevent beaver dams and colonies from compromising the integrity of County roads and infrastructure. Ag Services crews also assists landowners on a case-by-case basis who request the removal of nuisance beaver dams from their properties.
Beaver Control Resources
A humane balance of nature and infrastructure
If left unchecked, beavers can cause substantial damage to County infrastructure and private property alike. The County employs a number of humane, environmentally friendly strategies to keep beaver populations at bay, remove water blockages due to beaver habitats, and mitigate damage and loss wherever possible.
The County strives to have many “tools in the toolbox” when managing beaver populations including a full-time problem wildlife officer, and equipment dedicated to removing dams. The County also works with landowners who wish to keep beavers on their property
Explore this section to review the allowable beaver abatement and beaver dam removal techniques employed by Agricultural Services and individual landowners.
The County employs humane, eco-friendly strategies to keep beaver populations at bay and mitigate damage.
CONTROLLING ANIMAL POPULATIONS
Controlling animal populations does not always mean "to destroy" but may include trapping and relocating as well.
Controlling animal populations does not always mean "to destroy" but may include trapping and relocating as well.
Agricultural Services News
2023 Livestock Drought Recovery Support Expanded to include Lac Ste. Anne County
The 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance initiative announced expanded eligibility to 23 new regions and has extended the application deadline.
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An Opportunity to Become an Agricultural Service Board Member
The County’s Agricultural Service Board is presently accepting applications for members-at-large.
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Beaver Mitigation Resources
County resources for managing beaver populations include a full-time problem wildlife officer, and specialized dam removal equipment. The County also works with landowners who wish to keep beavers on their property.
Beaver Dam Removal
Each year, Agricultural Services proactively removes known problematic beaver dams, and provides dam removal assistance and advice to landowners who request the removal of nuisance beaver dams from their properties.
Beaver Trapping Program
Lac Ste. Anne County conducts its beaver trapping program each year during the spring and summer months, whereby beaver traps are laid in County ditches and known problem spots.
Alternate Beaver Mitigation Strategies
The County and its associates provide a broad summary of alternative beaver management solutions that can help mitigate beaver-related damage and loss, and that foster an environment of human-wildlife coexistence.
