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BEAVERS WILL BECOME A BIGGER BOON TO RIVER WATER QUALITY AS U.S. WEST WARMS,
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The following information was released by Stanford University: American beaver populations are booming in the western United States as conditions grow hotter and drier. New research shows their prolific dam building benefits river water quality so much, it outweighs the damaging influence of climate
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