For generations, beavers were a familiar part of the Tule River Tribe's ancestral lands in California's southern Sierra Nevada. Tribal elders remembered seeing them in high-elevation meadows, and ancient pictographs estimated to be between 500 and 1,000 years old depict the animals alongside the South Fork Tule River.

The Tule River Tribe's historic efforts have resulted in the successful reintroduction of seven beavers to the South Fork Tule River watershed, marking a significant milestone for…

For generations, beavers were a familiar part of the Tule River Tribe's ancestral lands in California's southern Sierra Nevada. Tribal elders remembered seeing them in…