Oregon beaver biologist Conrad Ely wades through icy Carlson Creek in Tillamook State Forest to look for beaver dams, dens and gnawed branches. Ely spent the fall surveying the creek and other nearby sites, part of a statewide effort to find and restore beaver habitat and bring back the beneficial animals to Oregon.Gosia Wozniacka / The Oregonian
Clad in waders and staff in hand, Conrad Ely trudged through the icy Carlson Creek, a stream meandering under mossy Douglas firs and cedar in a remote section of Tillamook State Forest.
Ely, a state beaver biologist, scanned the water for gnawed-off branches, poked at bunched up leaves and shone his flashlight under trees overhanging the riverbank.
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