Beavers and their habitat increase ecosystem health and help people and wildlife adapt to a warmer planet.Mitigating climate change and adapting to a warming planet requires as many partners as we can muster. This includes embracing nature as a key ally. Estimates suggest that nature-based solutions can provideneeded to keep climate warming below two degrees Centigrade. And, nature, can help us prepare for the changes we are already experiencing and know are coming.
whose ponds store carbon, improve water quality, create habitat to support biodiversity, and help reduce climate impacts.Riverscapes are stream or river habitats and their associated floodplains, wetlands, and riparian vegetation. These habitats are disproportionately important parts of the landscape, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Riverscapes with beaver dam complexes are capable of naturally storing more water during storms and slowly releasing it later in the year.
A beaver complex in California stayed green and healthy even as the Dixie and Sugar fires burned the surrounding landscape in 2021. |