Beaver Dam Technology Could Help Store Water in Face of Climate Change
Can a rodent species native to the Methow Valley help solve problems created by climate change?
Absolutely, according to a local biologist who leads the Methow Beaver Project.
Beavers, the animal kingdom’s version of the Army Corps of Engineers, build dams that store water in mountain streams. And that could help mitigate the impacts of diminishing winter snowpacks and warmer temperatures that are anticipated as a result of climate change, said Kent Woodruff.
Ron Dunnington