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Could the American beaver—"nature's engineers"—be Colorado's secret weapon to cleaning up waterways and abandoned mines?

Rory Cowie thinks so. Cowie has been a hydrologist for more than 15 years. He explained that Beavers are known to be keystone species, meaning they are critical to their ecosystem and the other species within it. In the case of the beaver, their engineering skills build vital water areas.

“They attract and increase the biodiversity of wildlife coming into those areas, which is really important to the overall ecosystem health,” Cowie elaborated.

The animals also improve water quality. When water sits in beaverbuilt ponds, it soaks into the ground and the porous earth acts as a filter before the water reenters the water system down river.

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