(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jay Wilde on the Birch Creek watershed, Oct. 28, 2022. With the help of Utah State University's Beaver Ecology and Relocation Center, the rancher opened his property as a haven for beavers in 2015. Now, the area is home to over 200 beaver dams, which have increased the ranch's creek flows and helped a vulnerable fish species thrive.