10/07/2026
Southeast Beaver Alliance survived its first BeaverCon! 🦫🤎
Several of our members spent last week in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Beaver Institute’s biennial BeaverCon — and what a week it was!
As an event sponsor, we had the opportunity to host an exhibition table, introduce new beaver believers to the work happening across the Southeast, connect with fellow beaver advocates from around the world, and (hopefully!) recruit a few new members to join us down South.
More importantly, it was pretty special to see Southeast Beaver Alliance represented alongside so many incredible people doing important work for beavers. From presenting research and sharing coexistence strategies to talking outreach, youth development, rehabilitation, and regional collaboration, SEBA members showed up in a BIG way. 🦫🌎
Take a look at some of the memories we made:
1. SEBA members posing with Castor the beaver and Goldy Gopher, the official mascots of Beaver Institute and the University of Minnesota, respectively. A very important meeting of the mascots. 🦫🐿️
2. Our logo proudly displayed on poster boards and screens throughout the conference recognizing our sponsorship. We certainly felt appreciated! 🤎
3. Our SEBA panelists and leadership team after presenting “Establishing a Regional Alliance: Lessons from the Southeastern United States.” From left: Dr. Collin VanBuren, Dr. Sandra Clinton, Evan Patrick, Jayne Willard, Tony Able, and moderator Dr. Holley Muraco.
4. SEBA members gifting BI’s Loren Taylor a special beaver-edition bottle of Jim Beam, brought straight from Kentucky. 🥃🦫 Thank you to Bernheim Forest and Arboretum for sponsoring this very Kentuckian gift — and to Loren for all of the support she has given SEBA along the way!
5. Our Southeast Beaver Alliance exhibitor table, where we got to talk all things beavers in the Southeast!
6. SEBA member Dr. Sandra Clinton presenting her research on the water quality impacts of urban beavers in Charlotte, NC.
7. SEBA member Evan Patrick sharing his work on beaver coexistence at Bernheim Forest and Arboretum.
8. SEBA member Dr. Collin VanBuren presenting on using positive youth development strategies to improve outcomes for young people working in beaver restoration.
9. Greg Palmer and Karin Abell of Beaver Lodge Local 1504 presenting on Durham, NC’s annual Beaver Queen Beauty Pageant. 👑🦫
10. SEBA member Jenna Krugler presenting her current findings on the use of flow devices throughout South Carolina.
11. SEBA member Dr. Holley Muraco closing out the presentations with a look at her work in beaver rehabilitation, research, and outreach along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
12. And, naturally, SEBA members Collin and Jayne being extremely professional at the Surly Brewing reception. 🍻
BeaverCon may be over, but we’re bringing plenty of inspiration, new connections, and momentum home with us. We’re so proud of what SEBA has accomplished in our first year — and we’re even more excited about what comes next.
Until next time, BeaverCon! 🦫🤎
