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Author Topic: Restoration and Prevention on the Nehalem River in NW Oregon  (Read 3002 times)

clarki

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Restoration and Prevention on the Nehalem River in NW Oregon
« on: December 14, 2022, 09:00:16 PM »
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9WnJb_Mhdyk&t=152s

I enjoyed this video.

I was annoyed to see a beaver dam across my favourite little stream this fall. This video was a good reminder how beavers benefit salmon.

(Edit to correct link  ::))
« Last Edit: December 15, 2022, 01:14:36 AM by clarki »
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Re: Restoration and Prevention on the Nehalem River in NW Oregon
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2022, 07:07:22 AM »
there was a good article in The Globe and Mail Dec 2; Hot Dam: Beavers could be North America’s secret weapon against the climate crisis

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-hot-dam-beavers-could-be-north-americas-secret-weapon-against-the/

you might need a digital subscription to view this but here is a tantalizing quote:

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it’s a good thing that North Americans have millions of highly skilled and industrious environmental engineers ready to enact a local and continental climate action and resiliency strategy. We just need to welcome them back.
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Re: Restoration and Prevention on the Nehalem River in NW Oregon
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2023, 10:59:13 PM »
Bridge Creek Oregon restoration project and how reintroduction of Beaver's increase juvenile steelhead survival:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYZwzFsesVo
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Re: Restoration and Prevention on the Nehalem River in NW Oregon
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2023, 08:17:53 AM »
Quote from: RalphH on January 06, 2023, 10:59:13 PM
Bridge Creek Oregon restoration project and how reintroduction of Beaver's increase juvenile steelhead survival:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYZwzFsesVo
Loved this!
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