We traveled south behind Kotzebue. The land and ice sprawled for miles in all directions, snow-covered and glaring white under a huge blue sky. I felt that ache of longing and love for spring.
Beavers are building dams and expanding waterways in the region. Researchers traveled from Nome to Kotzebue by snowmachine recently to more closely examine the animals’ impacts.
Beavers are moving in to the Arctic. Scientists at University of Alaska Fairbanks are seeing thousands of new beaver ponds changing streams and rivers, and accelerating climate change. The effects are so dramatic they can be seen from space.