This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.
Some river habitats in the Black Hills aren't as healthy as they could be. Why? Because they're missing nature's best engineer.
On Friday, local agencies and volunteer groups will trek out to Silver Creek and build beaver dam analogs. These structures mimic the environmental benefits a natural beaver dam would provide.
Biologist Anne Dunckel with the Forest Service shares more about how beavers boost biodiversity and what these manmade dams look like.
