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    Commentary: Want to fight climate change and drought at the same time? Bring back beavers

    by Chris Jordan and Emily Fairfax, Los Angeles Times Jul 27, 2022 3 minutes
    There's a strong consensus among scientists and environmental managers on the benefits of working with beavers to protect our natural environments. As ecosystem engineers, they build dams and dig canals to escape predators. Their manipulation of plants for food and building materials produces wide-ranging environmental gains.

    Millions of highly skilled environmental engineers stand ready to make our continent more resilient to climate change. They restore wetlands that absorb carbon, store water, filter pollution and clean and cool waters for salmon and trout. They are recognized around the world for helping to reduce wildfire risk. Scientists have valued their environmental services at close to $179,000 per square mile annually.

    And they work for free.

    Our ally in mitigating and adapting to climate change across the West could be a paddle-tailed rodent: the North American beaver.

    There’s a strong consensus among

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