The speakers below come from various locations around the world and bring diverse subjects and experiences in regards to beaver management and ecological restoration. We are thankful for our 2020 presenters and are eager for their presentations.

Please continue to check this page as updates are made between now and the start of our conference.

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SPEAKERS	Presentation Abstract
Dr. Alan Puttock University of Exeter Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom	Quantifying the Hydrological Impacts of Eurasian Beaver Reintroduction across Great Britain
Alexa Whipple and Kent Woodruff The Methow Beaver Project Washington, United States	The Methow Beaver Project – Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going in 2 Acts
Bob Boucher Milwaukee RiverKeeper Wisconsin, United States	Creating the “Superior Bio-Preserve” Modeling the Milwaukee River watershed to measure the potential flood mitigation benefits of beaver created wetlands to restore the natural hydrology and reduce flooding during high water events.
Chris Jordan NOAA/NMFS/Northwest Fisheries Science Center c/o US EPA Oregon, United States Carol Volk South Fork Research Inc. Washington, United States Joe Wheaton Utah State University Utah, United States Nick Bouwes Eco Logical Research Inc. Utah, United States	Temperature and hydrological impacts of beaver-based stream restoration: hypotheses, models and data and the way forward with low tech process based restoration.
Duncan Halley Norwegian Institute Research Trondheim, Norway	History of Beavers in Europe
Glynnis A. Hood University of Alberta Alberta, Canada	Plumbing for ecology: Can flow devices on beaver ponds reduce conflicts and costs?
Heidi Perryman Worth A Dam – Martinez Beavers California, United States	A Space for Beavers
Leonard Houston South Umpqua Rural Community Partnership - ​Beaver Advocacy Committee Oregon, United States	When the Beaver Calls Your Name: Managing Beaver in the Umpqua Basin
Rob Walton NOAA Fisheries, retired Oregon, United States	Beavers, Salmon, and the Beaver State
Roger Auster University of Exeter Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom	Unraveling Perceptions of Eurasian Beaver Reintroduction ​in Great Britain
Skip Lisle, M.S. Beaver Deceivers International Vermont, United States	The History of the Beaver Deceiver™
Alicia Leow-Dyke Wildlife Trusts Wales Powys, United Kingdom	The Story of Beavers in Wales
Frances Backhouse Author British Columbia, Canada	37 Million Years and Counting: A Brief History of Beavers
Grace Brush Johns Hopkins University Maryland, United States	A LAND TRANSFORMED: FROM BEAVERS TO DITCHES
Stanley Petrowski South Umpqua Rural Community Partnership Oregon, United States	The Case of the Missing Beaver
John Egan Beaver Solutions, LLC Massachusetts, United States	Managing Beaver Flooding Problems with Flow Devices
Cheri Westbrook, PhD Gregory Lewallen University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Efficancy of beaver dam analogues in retaining sediment and raising riparian water tables in a degraded spring fed creek in the Canadian Rockies
Mike Callahan Beaver Institute Massachusetts, United States	Beaver Institute Initiatives to Advance Beaver Management
Toogee Sielsch Sherry Guzzi Sierra Wildlife Coalition ​California, United States	The Sierra Wildlife Coalition: Sand Painting Trees to Create a Cleaner Lake Tahoe
Elizabeth Sudduth Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia, United States	The effects of beaver dams on nutrient transport in urban streams
Kari Gunson Eco-Kare International Ontario, Canada	Integrating road ecology mitigation measures with beaver exclusion techniques at road drainage culverts
Aaron Hall  Defenders of Wildlife Colorado, United States Elissa Chott & Will McDowell Clark Fork Coalition Montana, United States Sarah Bates National Wildlife Federation Montana, United States	Busy beaver: Building a cost-sharing program
Chris Becraft Underwood & Associates Maryland, United States	Cattail Creek Stream Restoration and Living Shoreline
Scott McGill Ecotone, Inc. ​Maryland, United States	Abstract to be added

Speakers will continue to be added between now and the conference.
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