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URL:https://gcnatureclub.org/events/how-beavers-shaped-the-north-american-
 landscape/
SUMMARY:How Beavers Shaped the North American Landscape and Why We Should L
 et Them Do It Again
DESCRIPTION:Before European settlement\, between 60 and 400 million beavers
  occupied nearly every aquatic habitat between the Arctic and Mexico\, dra
 matically shaping the behavior of water with their dams. Floods were allev
 iated and groundwater was recharged. By slowing\, spreading\, storing and 
 sinking water\, they helped retain water runoff. Little fish had a chance 
 to grow and fatten up in quiet streams full of microorganisms instead of b
 eing swept downstream on swift currents. Waterfowl could breed and multipl
 y in their peaceful ponds. Moose\, wolves\, cougars\, coyotes\, deer and f
 oxes drank from the ponds and foraged or hunted along their banks. Beavers
  created songbird habitat. Wildlife flourished. Considered a pest by Europ
 ean farmers and a resource for the European fur trade\, by the 1880s they 
 were nearly exterminated. Only now are scientists realizing that the disap
 pearance of beavers has profoundly impacted our ecology in a negative way.
  There is a growing movement to restore them to the important position the
 y once held.\n\nPresenter: Elaine Goodman\n\nGet event updates on Meetup.c
 om .\n\nPhoto Credit: Scott Barnes
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LOCATION:Holy Nativity Lutheran Church\, 3 Lenape Trail\, Wenonah\, NJ\, 08
 090\, United States
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