This very cool. It's nice to see wild species being able to make headway in our urbanized environment. The various ecosystem/hydrology effects are pretty cool too.

Beavers are fascinating. Hopefully they will not cause too many problems with their dams.

And they are so darned cute. Glad to see their return.

A big shout out of thanks to Sue Dremann for her really comprehensive reporting on this!

Shameful that they were exterminated. We need to leave them be and stop developing in the area

Agree with Mondoman; thanks sue!!!
And welcome young beaver!

"Shameful that they were exterminated."

Beaver pelts were valued for hats primarily worn by well-to-do Easterners.

Why not import some additional beavers and let them replenish themselves?

This is thrilling news. Beavers are amazing, self-sufficient creatures who create environments that benefit fish, insects, birds, plants, and all manner of wildlife. In colder climates, a beaver family welcomes (or at least ignores) visitors to their den who hang out for the warmth during winter.
And evidence shows that wildfires do NOT overwhelm a beaver-managed environment. Web Link

Not a lot of food or habitat for beavers around here. Where are the trees they prefer in our creek bottoms and marshes? Water plants? Very few willows. I doubt they will eat pickle weed .Maybe tear out the concrete in creeks and reconsider the flood control options? Plant trees beaver need and use reclaimed water? Just seems like we do not have enough habitat to support a beaver come back. I'm not a biologist or expert so maybe I'm just missing something about habitat?