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*On our beaver sites we are relying on beaver fencing (very expensive) or planting at high densities. I have noticed in our reed canarygrass plantings where we plant stakes at 3-foot spacings (5000 plants per acre), beaver damage has been limited to small areas that I can live with. Whereas when we plant 500 stakes per acre the beavers destroy several acres of plantings. | *On our beaver sites we are relying on beaver fencing (very expensive) or planting at high densities. I have noticed in our reed canarygrass plantings where we plant stakes at 3-foot spacings (5000 plants per acre), beaver damage has been limited to small areas that I can live with. Whereas when we plant 500 stakes per acre the beavers destroy several acres of plantings. | ||
*We tried planting our trees with a paint/sand mixture to no avail. [Brenda Clifton] | |||
We are beginning to experiment more with planting sites with more beaver-resistant varieties, like Pac ninebark, twinberry, and hardhack. I generally do not see beaver harvesting ... (there are probably a few others), at most sites. So, perhaps a shift to less beaver-palatable species is in order. [Derek Marks] | |||
*I have observed sites where beavers apparently walked through a wall of willow and dogwood over 25’ from the creek just to crop-off a planted 4’ tall cedar in the early spring. You then find the cedar stem completely debarked in the creek—so it’s a food thing. [Derek Marks] | |||
==Voles== | ==Voles== | ||
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==Deer/Elk== | ==Deer/Elk== | ||
*We are using a combination of spruce/cedar companion plantings and Plantskydd repellant. A study we did at Savage Slough showed both significantly reduced browse (available at http://skagitcoop.org/wp-content/uploads/Clifton-and-Smith-2018-Comparison-of-Elk-Deterrents.pdf) and that has proved true across our sites. We apply Plantskydd to our deciduous plants twice during the winter when the elk are in the lowlands and grass is not growing as much. The second application is timed right before bud break. We are also burying our protectors 1.5-feet into our holes when we plant to prevent removal by elk. | *We are using a combination of spruce/cedar companion plantings and Plantskydd repellant. | ||
*A study we did at Savage Slough showed both significantly reduced browse (available at http://skagitcoop.org/wp-content/uploads/Clifton-and-Smith-2018-Comparison-of-Elk-Deterrents.pdf) and that has proved true across our sites. We apply Plantskydd to our deciduous plants twice during the winter when the elk are in the lowlands and grass is not growing as much. The second application is timed right before bud break. | |||
*We are also burying our protectors 1.5-feet into our holes when we plant to prevent removal by elk.[Brenda Clifton] | |||
*[[Watershed Company 2021]] describes effectiveness of PlantSkydd and blue tubes in controlling deer browse. | |||
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Herbivory can cause mortality of revegetation plantings. All strategies to reduce herbivory consume resources.
Beavers
- On our beaver sites we are relying on beaver fencing (very expensive) or planting at high densities. I have noticed in our reed canarygrass plantings where we plant stakes at 3-foot spacings (5000 plants per acre), beaver damage has been limited to small areas that I can live with. Whereas when we plant 500 stakes per acre the beavers destroy several acres of plantings.
- We tried planting our trees with a paint/sand mixture to no avail. [Brenda Clifton]
We are beginning to experiment more with planting sites with more beaver-resistant varieties, like Pac ninebark, twinberry, and hardhack. I generally do not see beaver harvesting ... (there are probably a few others), at most sites. So, perhaps a shift to less beaver-palatable species is in order. [Derek Marks]
- I have observed sites where beavers apparently walked through a wall of willow and dogwood over 25’ from the creek just to crop-off a planted 4’ tall cedar in the early spring. You then find the cedar stem completely debarked in the creek—so it’s a food thing. [Derek Marks]
Voles
- We are currently using biodegradable, mesh plant protectors. At first we tried 2% biodegradable additive and the protectors broke down before the first summer. We lost around 4 acres of plants to voles that year. Now we are using 0.25% additive and the protectors last around 3 years. What are other people using? Has anyone decided it is more cost efficient not to use protectors at all? [Brenda Clifton]
Deer/Elk
- We are using a combination of spruce/cedar companion plantings and Plantskydd repellant.
- A study we did at Savage Slough showed both significantly reduced browse (available at http://skagitcoop.org/wp-content/uploads/Clifton-and-Smith-2018-Comparison-of-Elk-Deterrents.pdf) and that has proved true across our sites. We apply Plantskydd to our deciduous plants twice during the winter when the elk are in the lowlands and grass is not growing as much. The second application is timed right before bud break.
- We are also burying our protectors 1.5-feet into our holes when we plant to prevent removal by elk.[Brenda Clifton]
- Watershed Company 2021 describes effectiveness of PlantSkydd and blue tubes in controlling deer browse.
