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Beaver fever

Aerial view of a small town surrounded by green fields, trees, and hills under a partly cloudy sky.

As conservationists know, these clever dam-building rodents are a boon to recovering wetlands. But they can also contribute to flooding that causes catastrophic damage to acequias, which are crucial to traditional farmers in villages like Chimayó, New Mexico. This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. By Molly Montgomery, Searchlight New…

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