So beavers were on science fucking friday yesterday and Emily did a fantastic job. I will also say Ira asked excellent question. Especially asking her to describe the states with the best beaver policy. Of course I would have answered differently, maybe Washington and Vermont which installs flow devices to keep beavers on the landscape, or Utah which took the unheard of step a decade ago of creating a beaver management plan for the entire Forest service, but you get the idea. There are states with good beaver policy,

And it ain’t California.

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