March 1st already! Tomorrow is the anniversary of my broken foot so I’m going to be very careful. In the meanwhile there are lots of good beaver treats to unwrap. starting with this fun report from NPR:

Study: Even during intense wildfires, beaver-dammed waterways provide major wildfire protection

“Beaver populations, and in turn beaver dam building, can be part of a comprehensive fire-mitigation strategy while offering additional benefits to biological communities, including humans, even when fire is not an active threat,” the paper concludes.

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