Have you ever wanted to learn more about beavers? In this episode, Dr. Emily Fairfax, Assistant Professor at California State University Channel Islands, talks to us about beavers and how they interact with the ecosystem around them. How do they create and protect wetlands? How long does it take them to chew through a tree? And why were beavers ever thrown from airplanes in boxes attached to parachutes??  

She made a short (45 second) stop motion video using felt and a toy beaver that shows how beavers change the land - you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/IAM94B73bzE