"For decades, beavers were considered pests – trapped & shot on sight. Now the attitude towards nature's best engineers is changing, & farmers are working to bring them back. #Beavers are vital to #ecosystems, as their dam building habits spread water through parched landscapes. This can not only help to regulate the flow of water, it provides another important service – keeping fires under control. Beavers are nature's firefighters.
In northern New Mexico, Darr has seen farmers "drastically" change their perception of beavers. "They were pretty hesitant, but they saw first-hand how the beavers provided sustained, reliable #water sources throughout the year, even during the hot dry summer we had. To see it is to believe it. We just have to show people what beavers can do for other wildlife, & humans." #permaculture#climate#drought#floodhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240111-the-us-is-bringing-back-beavers-because-theyre-natures-best-firefighters
Be the beavers you wish to see in the world.
"#Permaculture instructor #AndrewMillison visits #beaver dams talks about how beavers are the worlds greatest #ecosystem engineers. He journeys to different permaculture sites in Oregon to see how these sites are actually mimicking the hydrologic and ecosystem effects of the beavers, as well as shows never-before-seen footage from large scale water harvesting projects in Rajasthan, India, and breaks down some simple take-away points for how we can design our landscapes to function for humans and the #ecology. We can step into our role as a beneficial #keystone species and heal the planet with #ponds!" https://youtu.be/43bmtqKDhBE
I spotted this somewhat alarming sight above a second storey window while out and about on Wallace Street in Glasgow today. I really hope that rope holding the loose keystone in place is stronger than it looks.
The keystone for the first storey window directly below it is in a similar state, but has nothing at all keeping it in place!
Here’s where you can go mountain biking at Colorado ski resorts (www.denverpost.com)
With Colorado ski areas shifting into summer operations, resorts are opening trails to mountain biking — or will do so any day.