01931cam a2200325 i 4500 369561349 TxAuBib 20190205120000.0 180309s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018004621 9781603587396 160358739X TxAuBib rda Goldfarb, Ben. Eager : the surprising, secret life of beavers and why they matter / Ben Goldfarb ; foreword by Dan Flores. White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2018] xi, 286 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-270) and index. Foreword -- Introduction -- Appetite for construction -- Dislodged -- Deceive and exclude -- The beaver whisperer -- Realm of the dammed -- California streaming -- Make the desert bloom -- Wolftopia -- Across the pond -- Let the rodent do the work. Our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers. Goldfarb shares the powerful story about one of the world's most influential species. He explains how North America was colonized, how our landscapes have changed over the centuries, and how beavers can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, extinction, and the ravages of climate change. -- Provided by publisher. 20190205. Beavers Ecology North America. Beavers Habitations North America History. Wildlife conservation North America. Colonization (Ecology) North America. Flores, Dan L., 1948-, (Dan Louie.)