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01/11/2026

Beavers solved a costly water problem overnight after years of human delays. 💰🧠

Officials in Czech Republic planned years to stop muddy runoff harming Klabava River ecosystems. Permits dragged on, budgets waited, and meetings piled up while water kept turning acidic. Then nature stepped in quietly... A local beaver colony built dams where engineers planned, slowing flows and spreading clean wetlands naturally today.

During January inspections, authorities returned and found the problem mostly solved already. Beavers had shaped channels, ponds, and barriers that filtered dirty water naturally. The dams reduced speed, trapped sediment, and protected habitats downstream. Officials calculated savings near thirty million koruna, roughly one point two million dollars overall for taxpayers.

Some areas improved beyond original plans, creating lively wetlands full of birds, fish, and plants. Experts noted how beavers restored balance without blueprints or delays. The moment reminded communities that nature can solve problems faster when allowed space. Sometimes progress arrives quietly... chewing wood, redirecting water, and healing land together.



References:
National Geographic: These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
The Guardian: Eager beavers engineer Czech wetland project after years of human delay
Euronews: Czechia's €1m dam built for free by beavers
AOPK ČR: How beavers help restore wetlands and save public money

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Aw Dan, thanks so much for what you’ve organized and shown to our Kingfield neighborhood; the advocacy for small businesses, fair living wages, and other employee benefits etc. You are a joy to my heart and I hope that this corner will continue to be a place of community in the future too. Butter and its staff will be missed.

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Sign this petition to tell Congress: Reverse Medicaid Cuts. Reinstate and Expand ACA Subsidies. Invest in Care.

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Maybe a bittersweet transition, but damn you folks never sounded so good. Thanks for all the memories, amazing energy within your sound and lyrics. And thanks for being genuine musicians pouring out the soul and spirit. Thanks for giving light into a world with many trials. Being the beauty in the shadowland. Maybe a bittersweet transition, but damn you folks never sounded so good. Thanks for all the memories, amazing energy within your sound and lyrics. And thanks for being genuine musicians pouring out the soul and spirit. Thanks for giving light into a world with many trials. Being the beauty in the shadowland.

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If you see an osage-orange tree anywhere in Minnesota report it to iNaturalist. It is a medium sized tree with large baseball size yellow-green, inedible, fruit on female trees. The leaves are simple, elongated egg-shaped with smooth edges. Thorns form below the leaves on new shoots and the bark is furrowed, orange-brown to gray-brown with an irregular criss-crossed pattern. To learn more about this tree that is projected to do well in our future climate and Extension’s climate-ready woods project visit: https://z.umn.edu/tree-trackers (Image: Osage-orange fruit and leaves)

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