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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Greatness

The attribute of greatness has nothing to do with status, whether it be money or nobility. We become one of the greats when the life we live is …

Greatness

In the heart of the tropical forest! – «Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl» – For ages 8 to 12 to 100!  – written and …

« A Christmas present this year, we spread the telling of this story over several evenings, reading it out loud. Our 8-year-old son couldn’t wait to …

In the heart of the tropical forest! – «Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl» – For ages 8 to 12 to 100!  – written and …

Humans mimicking beavers to combat wildfires and restore wetlands – Wildfire Today

Researchers in Colorado have built hundreds of dam-like structures in hopes of mimicking a fraction of the success the state’s beavers have had throughout history. Ashley Hom with the U.S. Forest Service co-leads Colorado’s largest beaver-based restoration project — along with many partners. In just two years, this team built 316 beaver mimicry structures, about half of which were BDAs, or beaver dam analogues — manmade structures that imitate beaver dams. Many of them were constructed by volunteers, according to a story by Julie Cleveland.
— Read on wildfiretoday.com/2023/10/29/humans-mimicking-beavers-to-combat-wildfires-and-restore-wetlands/