Wildlife conservation, information and recreation.
Yankeetown Pond is a privately owned circumneutral bog lake that is approximately 130 acres located in Ulster County.
What's Happening...
Summer 2024 - Beaver Deceiver Installation
8/13/24 UPDATE:
**PICTURES OF INSTALLATION AVAILABLE IN ALBUMS**
Beavers are our partners in protecting and restoring the planet. They only eat vegetation. They build dams from mud and sticks that create wetlands that are among the most biologically productive ecosystems in the world, comparable to coral reefs and rain forests. Beaver ponds:
- Create diverse habitats & ecosystems
- Increase biodiversity
- Promote salmon/trout recovery
- Regulate stream flows
- Improve water quality, act as the “Earth’s Kidneys”
- Replenish ground water
- Store surface water
- Repair eroded stream channels
- Restore watershed health
- Sequester carbon
- Reduce wildfire damage, and speed recovery after fires
And beaver ponds provide all these valuable ecological services for FREE! A single beaver family can provide us with millions of dollars in ecological services every year! However, despite these valuable ecological services, beavers can cause humans significant damage. Fortunately though, cost-effective, long-term options exist to resolve most human-beaver conflicts and retain most of their wetland benefits. So while beaver removal is an option, removing the offending beavers should used only as a last resort.