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PBS Nature Inspires Her Love of Beavers
University of Minnesota ecohydrologist Emily Fairfax shares how a 2014 episode of the PBS show “Nature” inspired her to make a career transition from working with nuclear weapons to researching beavers. Once nearly hunted to extinction, beavers are quietly reshaping the American West, building wetlands that fight drought and wildfire.
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