Beavers: Nature's Climate Resilience Engineers

Drought. Flooding. Wildfires. These are all risks our communities and built environment face and these risks are increasing as our planet warms. Beavers, nature's engineers and a keystone species, can help us fight all of these risks. Beavers are central to water management (reducing flooding and droughts and mitigating wildfires) because of how they handle water: they slow it, spread it, store it, and sink it. 

Mónika and Jessica interview Ben Goldfarb, author of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter. They discuss beavers' past, present, and future - their connection to European settlement of North America, present-day approaches to beaver activities, and how beavers can help protect our communities in the future.

Links and resources mentioned in the show:

Ben Goldfarb

Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter a book by Ben Goldfarb

Crossings | Ben Goldfarb | W. W. Norton & Company

Beaver Institute Management, Research and Education

Microsoft Word - ECONW Escalante Beaver Values Report 0211.doc