‘Yes, we’re attempting to entice beavers back to the Peak’: Colorado Springs Utilities receives grant to restore beaver meadow on Pikes Peak

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) is looking to restore a historic beaver meadow on Pikes Peak as part of future wildfire mitigation plans. According to CSU, a grant from the Colorado Water Conservation Board will be used to try and restore beaver habitat near North Catamount Reservoir. Officials said the funding will allow CSU to implement “a beaver-based, low-tech solution to supplement on-going fire mitigation efforts.”

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