From The Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities
with Alison Sant
Mónika and Jessica interview Ben Goldfarb, author of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter. They discuss beavers' past, present, and future - their connection to European settlement of North America, present-day approaches to beaver activities, and how beavers can help protect our communities in the future.
Drought. Flooding. Wildfires. These are all risks our communities and built environment face and these risks are increasing as our planet warms. Beavers, nature's engineers and a keystone species, can help us fight all of these risks. Beavers are central to water management (reducing flooding and droughts and mitigating wildfires) because of how they handle water: they slow it, spread it, store it, and sink it.
Links and resources mentioned in the show:
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter a book by Ben Goldfarb
Crossings | Ben Goldfarb | W. W. Norton & Company
Beaver Institute Management, Research and Education
Microsoft Word - ECONW Escalante Beaver Values Report 0211.doc
