JuneSim63 💚Mar 19

"Our new study shows that a wetland created by beaver damming can store carbon at rates up to ten times higher than an equivalent stretch of river and floodplain without beavers"

#Beavers #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity

Beavers can turn streams into carbon stores – we measured how much
https://theconversation.com/beavers-can-turn-streams-into-carbon-stores-we-measured-how-much-278489

Beavers can turn streams into carbon stores – we measured how much

As beavers reshape rivers, wetlands become a natural storage system for carbon.

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Show threadCedar Fen Farm Cedar Fen FarmMar 19

@junesim63

Beavers are so cool. Our family has dedicated over 300 acres with a couple miles of meandering beaver wetland to permanent forest. They move the ponds every 5-10 years to new aspen regrowth. The forest was last logged in 1936. I grew up wandering in it. 💚

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@oldoldcojote
That sounds wonderful!
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Show threadCedar Fen Farm Cedar Fen FarmMar 19

@junesim63

It's pretty exciting. Minnesota started this program just a couple years ago.