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Firefighting Beavers

November 3, 2020 by Lisa 6 Comments


Introducing Gia Giammarinaro as my cohost for todays episode. Gia is the lead Naturalist at Cincinnati Parks California Woods Nature Preserve. Her favorite rodent is the beaver. How many people do you know who lunch with beavers? Gia was actually on the Parachuting Beaver episode and returns with an amazing story she found in National Geographic. This episode is part of our Keystone Species series.

Related episode: Parachuting Beavers

Keystone Species series: All About Alligators

Our sources for this episode include:

  • How beavers became North America’s best firefighter
  • Controversy builds around beaver dams
  • The Benefits of Beavers

Special thanks to Cinfed Credit Union for sponsoring this episode.

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  1. Sandy

    November 3, 2020 at 2:55 pm

    One of Gia’s two friends…
    Remember the HUGE beaver dam we drug our canoes over in the Boundary Waters?
    They love to trim the silver maple seedlings on the Whitewater River.

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    • Bob

      November 6, 2020 at 9:37 pm

      The boundary waters are so cool. I hope to get back up there next year.

      Reply
    • Bob

      November 17, 2020 at 9:22 pm

      I am starting to think Gia may have more than two friends!

      Reply

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