All of Calif. in severe drought for 1st time this century

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9. I know this sounds like it is off topic, but it really isn't

Did anyone watch Nature last night - "Leave it to Beavers"

Naturists are putting beavers back on land in the western U.S. because of the wetlands they create. It is amazing what they create within 2 days of work. One series of beaver dams (I think the show said Nevada) can be seen by satellite and is around 147 miles long. The abundance of wildlife is beyond what the naturists were expecting.

Where the western states have eradicated the beaver, cattle moves in and there is severe drought conditions because of the amount of water cattle need to thrive; put beavers back in that same landscape, there is water everywhere.

California ought to seriously look into reclaiming land with beavers. It's their job in nature and what they create is wondrous. It is another tale of getting rid of one creature to keeps nature in balance and man destroying their habitat with another creature who doesn't belong in that habitat.

Yes, they can create havoc with flooding but in one area, a guy stated that he is a beaver plumber - when the water gets too high, he'll put a small hole in the dam to let water out so it will not flood downstream; the beavers had the hole repaired by the next morning. This is his daily job

It is a great show and really gives a lot of food for thought. Free streaming - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/leave-it-to-beavers/leave-it-to-beavers/8836/