Nature's Engineers: The Art of Wetland Restoration with a Beavers Blueprint

In western Wyoming, the Bureau of Land Management has invested funds from the Inflation Reduction Act to change the way rivers and creeks behave. A group of biologists, cultural resources specialists, and other scientists are partnering with a crew of technicians from the Northern Arapahoe Tribe to build small, natural dams. The dams are meant to mimic those created by beavers to slow creek flow and create wetlands and ponds. BLM hopes that the new human-engineered dams will encourage beavers to move into the area and will reduce erosion and the effects of drought. BLM Storyteller Christopher Lett reports from Wyoming.
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