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CAPE NEDDICK, Maine –– A group of about 15 to 20 people gathered underneath the moonlight in the woods behind the Center for Wildlife to explore an ephemeral stream. Flashlights guided the group down an icy path behind the center. After walking for about five minutes, on Thursday, the stream partially frozen glimmered when hit with light beams from a few cellphones. Ephemeral streams, or rain-dependent streams, are those that flow only after precipitation. Runoff from rainfall is the primary source of water for these streams, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The topic of Thursday s educational session was Life Aquatic, which explored the different bodies of water in the area and how they re formed. Beavers, river otters and muskrats were a few aquatic mammals named during the presentation, which explained the impact these animals have had on the land and how they ve shaped our streams, rivers, wetlands and overall ecosystem. ....