The dam-building beaver now plays critical role in fighting wildfires

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The dam-building beaver now plays critical role in fighting wildfires

Sneak Peek of the Week Busy beavers serve as frontline firefighters A drone photo from within the Cameron Peak burn scar two years after the fire shows how valleys with beaver activity can remain oases of green. The beavers that live in this pond survived the fire. (Emily Fairfax, courtesy photo) “They really do create this multi-layered fire resistance.” — ecohydrologist Emily Fairfax 579,603 Acres burned by three megafires in Colorado in …