Decoy Beaver Dam Pilot Project for Beaver Coexistence Management

Elk Island National Park is proposing to construct a decoy beaver dam as part of a pilot project to reduce human-wildlife conflict along road infrastructure in the park. Habitat and landscape modifications by beavers have resulted in flooding up to and over the roads in the park, interrupting vehicle access, creating on-going maintenance challenges, and undermining road stability. Beavers play a critical role in regulating and influencing key ecological processes in the park, and as such Elk Island is investigating alternative methods for managing conflict sites that work with beaver behaviour and ecology. The intent of the decoy beaver dam is to reduce the amount of beaver activity at culvert inlets thereby reducing the maintenance required to keep culverts open and maintain road access. Because work will involve construction in a riparian area, this project will be assessed with a Basic Impact Assessment.

Latest update

September 22, 2024 – The public comment period on the project is closed. Parks Canada is considering comments received to help inform its determination on whether the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
1 New project being assessed by Parks Canada - Public comments invited from August 23 to September 22, 2024 - August 23, 2024

Contacts

Elk Island National Park
1-54401 Range Road 203
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta T8L 0V3
Telephone: 780-922-5790 or 1-888-773-8888
Email: npfuimpactassessment@pc.gc.ca


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  • Location

    • Elk Island National Park of Canada (Alberta)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Water Management
    • Other, not otherwise specified

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2024-08-23

  • Proponent

    Parks Canada

  • Authorities

    • Parks Canada Agency

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    88850

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...within 200 kilometres
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