Eager : the surprising, secret life of beavers and why they matter / Ben Goldfarb ; foreword by Dan Flores.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldfarb, Ben (Environmental journalist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beavers--Ecology--North America.

Beavers.

Wildlife conservation--North America.

Wildlife conservation.

Colonization (Ecology).

History.

Beavers--Ecology.

North America.

Beavers--Habitations--North America--History.

Colonization (Ecology)--North America.

Local Subjects:

North America.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 286 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

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. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781603587396

160358739X

OCLC:

1029076723

Publisher Number:

99977231845