Restoring California wetlands and fighting climate change? That comeback is welcome news for California ecologists, including Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman, co-directors of the nonprofit Occidental Arts and Ecology Center’s Water Institute . Beavers’ projects also support a variety of plant and other animal species that thrive in the wetland environment their dams create. Both said the effort toward coexistence is key to embracing natural infrastructure’s potential to restore habitats and address the effects of climate change. For your downtime(Kevin Berne & Alessandra Mello)Going outStaying inAnd finally ... a great photoShow us your favorite place in California!

Source: Los Angeles Times September 13, 2023 19:40 UTC