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I think a cheaper/easier solution is to just reintroduce the beaver back into the habitat and let them get to work. http://www.resilientdesign.org/how-beavers-
by kyteland 11y ago
I think a cheaper/easier solution is to just reintroduce the beaver back into the habitat and let them get to work.
http://www.resilientdesign.org/how-beavers-are-coming-to-the-rescue-in-an-age-of-climate-change/ http://www.resilientdesign.org/how-beavers-are-coming-to-the...
- luckydude 11y agoThis sounds really good to me, I like beaver ponds. Does anyone know of any downside to reintroducing beavers?
- meatysnapper 11y agoZombeavers. You don't want those.
- sp332 11y agoWhat's good about beaver ponds? They replace forest + running water with drowned trees + a big puddle of stagnant water. Edit: OK this might work better in the west. In the northeast beavers are mainly known for flooding everything. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/07topicnj.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/...
- Zuider 11y agoNone. The dams retain enough water to aquify the surrounding land but do not completely restrict the flow. The beavers thin out the older trees making new growth vibrant. The only downside I can imagine is having large swathes of property re-classified as wetlands, so that they fall under the purview of an increasingly militant and militarized EPA.
- beowulfey 11y agoIncreased wetlands and standing water in general may mean increased mosquito populations; not a tremendous downside though, just more annoying.
- digikata 11y agoBeavers don't comply with local waterway planning?