Urban Beavers and Ecological Resilience

In the US, one notorious rodent is feared for it's ability to both build and destroy. As American Beaver populations recover from overhunting and near extinction, humans are looking for ways to prevent flooding where the beavers decide to call home.
Those who welcome the presence of these "ecosystem engineers" are rewarded, however, with the many ecological benefits that come with a beaver's constant knack to grind down it's teeth.
This idea is embraced by Beavers Northwest of Seattle, Washington, an organization that aims to help residents of Seattle live with beavers.
Due to their ability to hold onto water, beaver dams are also considered aid to climate resiliency. Some are researching this as a means to make "analog beaver dams", created to mimic a beaver dam in hopes of similar benefits.
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Beavers Northwest: www.beaversnw.org/