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Kali

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Sun Oct 23, 2016, 09:54 PM Oct 2016

'Farming nature' helps restore Colorado Delta cottonwoods, willows

http://tucson.com/news/science/environment/farming-nature-helps-restore-colorado-delta-cottonwoods-willows/article_12764736-baf7-551e-82a9-0bc4bd9c1d4c.html




“Farming nature” may sound like a contradiction in terms, since many conservationists believe nature does best when left to itself.

But it is working on the Colorado River Delta, a new study finds.

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Beavers are now fairly common in the Laguna Grande restoration area run by the Sonoran Institute, said Karen Schlatter, an institute scientist. They're been seen and photographed regularly and they've established two beaver dams, she said.


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'Farming nature' helps restore Colorado Delta cottonwoods, willows (Original Post) Kali Oct 2016 OP
It's nice to read good news once in a while. iemitsu Oct 2016 #1
What a cool thing to witness. Control-Z Oct 2016 #2
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