Beavers are keystone species, improving water quality, reducing flood peaks, storing water, improving drought resilience and expanding wetlands. All of this, unfortunately, can often lead to conflicts with humans. "Working with beavers" (Cows and Fish and Miistakis Institute) is receiving growing requests for beaver relocation, but there is no defined process in Alberta to move beavers.

Working with the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association in this pilot project, three organizations will address the regulatory, practical and human situations necessary to successfully relocate beavers, for the beaver and human community. They will work with local landowners in the Pincher Creek region, identifying interested recipients and neighbourhoods with suitable habitat, and then use best practices, identified from a review of other jurisdictions, to relocate beavers. By sharing lessons on best practices and offering recommendations to practitioners and government policymakers, they will have large-scale climate and ecosystem benefits.