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As Lake Powell Recedes, Beavers are Building Back

The decline of the reservoir threatens the water and electricity for 40 million people, but is resurfacing vast canyons and lush riversides that the aquatic rodents engineer into robust habitats for many species.

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Jace Lankow and Zanna Stutz measure a beaver dam in Glen Canyon on Sept. 16. Environmental advocates say the return of beavers to the canyon is a sign that nature is thriving in areas that were once submerged by Lake Powell. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

A view of a beaver pond and dam in the Happy Jack Recreation Area of Wyoming. Credit: Courtesy of Luwen Wan

Researchers Use AI to Predict Beavers’ Impact on Local Habitats—and Show How Humans Can Help

By Mackenzie White

Katie McCullough, 55, paddles across a pond on her property near Rio, Wis. McCullough installed a pond leveler on her property after discovering an active beaver lodge and dam. Credit: Joe Timmerman/Wisconsin Watch

Opting for Coexistence: Some Wisconsin Landowners Learn To Live With Beavers

By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch

Out of Site, Out of Mind? New Study Finds Missing Apex Predators Are Too Often Neglected in Ecological Research

By Bing Lin

A Walk in the Woods With My Brain on Fire: The End of Winter

Text and photos by David Sassoon

Can Wolves and Beavers Help Save the West From Global Warming?

By Bob Berwyn

Beavers Are Flooding the Warming Alaskan Arctic, Threatening Fish, Water and Indigenous Traditions

By David Hasemyer

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