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I’ll Be Dammed: Beavers Fighting Climate Change

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The Benefits of Beaver Ponds for Droughts

Water from beaver ponds seeps into the soil. This can keep things very wet, even during a drought. Emily thought maybe these soppy wet beaver ponds could stop a fire in its tracks. And what she found was that when beavers were around, things stayed greener. It had this protective effect, a bubble around the dam that's basically fire resistant.

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