Beavers build dams on Keith Creek, balancing ecological benefits with tree protection needs near Highway 1.

Beavers are building dams and a lodge on Keith Creek in North Vancouver, near Highway 1. Despite the Ministry of Transportation's $200-million project to realign and restore the creek, the beavers' activity does not threaten nearby infrastructure. While trees in the area need protection from beaver damage, their dams provide ecological benefits such as regulating water levels and creating habitats for other species like juvenile coho salmon. Conservationists support a coexistence approach with the beavers.

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