The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoEight beavers in the Czech Republic did some public service.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1886arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1873arrow-down1external-linkEight beavers in the Czech Republic did some public service.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square89fedilinkfile-text
This was earlier this year. Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/beaver-dam-czech-republic
minus-squareWoodScientist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·21 hours ago Do we really think that a beaver dam is the same level of safety/long term investment as a $1.2 million dam? I mean, the dam is self-repairing.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoSo you would be willing to build a home in a flood zone that is protected by nothing but a “dam” built by beavers? The structures may share a name, but believe it or not, humans have innovated quite a bit to say the fucking least…
minus-squareWoodScientist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoWe’ll build the homes in the flood zone, but only let beavers live there.
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·20 hours agoThe dam is also environmentally friendly - beavers have been building dams in the area for 30 million years, the ecosystems are evolved to live with beaver dams.
I mean, the dam is self-repairing.
So you would be willing to build a home in a flood zone that is protected by nothing but a “dam” built by beavers?
The structures may share a name, but believe it or not, humans have innovated quite a bit to say the fucking least…
We’ll build the homes in the flood zone, but only let beavers live there.
The dam is also environmentally friendly - beavers have been building dams in the area for 30 million years, the ecosystems are evolved to live with beaver dams.