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The Plan to Make California Wet By Spreading Beavers Up and Down the State
Gizmodo ^ | 10/17/15 3:30pm | Alissa Walker

Posted on 04/13/2016 8:52:13 AM PDT by thoughtomator

Ending the drought in the West will require rain—not too much rain—and smarter ways to collect and store that water. But something else that can keep things moist? Believe it or not: Beavers.

According to a story in Water Deeply, a group of ecologists have a plan to help repopulate the Central Coast of California with Castor canadensis, the large beavers which once roamed the state in great numbers. (Not to be confused with their ancestors, giant beavers that were seven feet long.) The idea is that beavers are nature’s hydrologists, engineering the way that water travels through the landscape:

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: beavers; napl
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To: doorgunner69
Best to avoid this before someone starts with the Helen Thomas and Hildabeast pics.

You shouldn't oughta have said that.... BAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!

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81 posted on 04/13/2016 12:46:05 PM PDT by Augie
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To: steve8714
Are they good to eat?

Most definately!!

82 posted on 04/13/2016 12:53:26 PM PDT by dearolddad (/i>)
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To: thoughtomator; al baby; Albion Wilde; Allegra; BufordP; EveningStar; Gefn; GunsareOK; JRios1968; ...

Alissa should write for Playboy or Penthouse.

DANG!


83 posted on 04/13/2016 2:27:37 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Stick a fork in America; she's done.)
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To: showme_the_Glory; thoughtomator
Timber!!!

Beavers do great things with wood, after all . . .

84 posted on 04/13/2016 2:29:39 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Stick a fork in America; she's done.)
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To: doorgunner69
Hildebeast frowns upon your remarks.


85 posted on 04/13/2016 2:40:13 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Stick a fork in America; she's done.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I don’t care how moist the beavers are, it won’t work.


86 posted on 04/13/2016 3:13:06 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!�)
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To: doorgunner69

Or worse, Lena Dunham. Barf!


87 posted on 04/13/2016 4:35:59 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Lazamataz for President 2016)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Now the entire state will smell like that.
88 posted on 04/14/2016 4:53:45 AM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: sarge83

I live in Indiana, I have exactly the same issues you do with our lake.


89 posted on 04/14/2016 4:56:07 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: IncPen

this thread has potential summing it does not get pulled


90 posted on 04/14/2016 4:59:56 AM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: vetvetdoug

I am reminded of the Dam beaver story- I think was an Indiana farmer complaining about a beaver


91 posted on 04/14/2016 5:01:19 AM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: hellinahandcart

Not my thread.


92 posted on 04/14/2016 5:18:25 AM PDT by sauropod (Beware the fury of a patient man.)
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To: Nailbiter

Have mercy!


93 posted on 04/14/2016 5:47:31 AM PDT by IncPen (Hey Media: Bias = Layoffs)
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To: thoughtomator

Wow!


94 posted on 04/14/2016 6:30:13 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (The root word of vigilante is vigilant!)
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To: martinidon

There is a group strongly opposed to the beaver spreading project....they call for people to lick the beaver project...just to put a stop to it right now!


95 posted on 04/14/2016 7:17:32 PM PDT by wyokostur
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To: Augie
EYE BLEACH!!!

Actually, the girl in that bikini, has a face which resembles someone I used to work with.

96 posted on 04/19/2016 10:26:39 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Eye bleach!

That's the "T-mobile girl" in case you forgot.

97 posted on 04/19/2016 10:31:31 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers
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98 posted on 04/20/2016 11:28:45 AM PDT by Augie
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