tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384046.post114985576752263258..comments2023-06-09T10:06:43.324-04:00Comments on Permaculture Reflections: Beavers and humans as groundwater rechargersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690861764394531319noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384046.post-1150287291824431562006-06-14T08:14:00.000-04:002006-06-14T08:14:00.000-04:00That makes an awful lot of sense. I think this has...That makes an awful lot of sense. <BR/><BR/>I think this has been intuitive knowledge among the farming community for some time. In fact, only recently I was on my uncle's farm in Nebraska, and we took a walk down by the river. He pointed out a couple dams being built, and I asked him if he happened to know why beavers built such things. <BR/><BR/>He responded by telling me, that some people say that they have the ability to sense an on-coming drought, and will start building dams to save water. <BR/><BR/>If you think about it, which animal is going to notice first that there is dryness abound? The one gnawing on plant stuff all the time! They will notics different moisture levels in plant material (specifically twigs and branches from the rainmakers we call trees). They also happen to probably be most in tune with water levels in the rivers they call their homes etc. etc.<BR/><BR/>Me thinks a lot can be learned from doing a little beaver watching.Scott A. Meisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961692474626732669noreply@blogger.com