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Beaver Dams Helping To Mitigate Severity Of Climate Change

Beaver Dams Helping To Mitigate Severity Of Climate Change

We give a dam about restoration! Having a variety of diverse ecosystems makes our state extra special, and maintaining those is a huge part of what makes DNR a good steward of Washington's lands and waters. Beaver Dam Analogs help to restore wetland habitat by creating areas for ground water to pool, as it would naturally, by creating “dams” out of wooden stakes, woven branches, and mud. The native seeds present in the soils and waters can then easily repopulate the area, restoring the habitat.