Comment by bongodongobob
2 years ago
Careful, generally, diverting or otherwise messing with the flow of waterways is illegal. Got a talking to from a DNR officer when I was a kid.
2 years ago
Careful, generally, diverting or otherwise messing with the flow of waterways is illegal. Got a talking to from a DNR officer when I was a kid.
Not just illegal, the potential impact on a waterbed is huge. I spoke at length with a BLM hydrologist about this, artificial deepening of discrete hot spring pools can and has caused entire areas to wash out into a uniform warm muck.
Y’all realize they change all the time, right?
I'm sure you know much more about natural rates of mineral deposition and erosion and the potential effects of altering them than a literal industry professional with decades of experience.
Those terrorist bevers must be stopped at all costs.
You’re joking, but there is concern about the environmental damage beavers cause.
https://courses.hamilton.edu/beavers/conservation-and-destru...
Christ, enough of the anti-beaver comments. Beavers co-evolved with species and their environment for a long time and (were) part of the eco system before we nearly eradicated them like we did many other species. From the article you linked:
> Even though the beaver destroys life, its actions give way to new life and help conserve the overall environment. The positive effects of the beaver on its environment far outweigh the negative effects.
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Ok I'll bite.
How did the world survive for millions of years with bevers around before we killed most of them on every continent?
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The environment causes environmental damage as part of the natural cycle of life.
They must be stopped!
Relevant: https://lettersofnote.com/2012/07/12/regarding-your-dam-comp...
You say 'generally', but then talk about officials of one very specific country?
Yes, probably only relevant to 80% of his potential readers. What tosh!
Less than 50%, actually, though I doubt that it's true that it only applies to the US. Children usually get a free pass because their meddling is ineffective or impermanent.
https://web.archive.org/web/20230515211304/https://toolhub.t...
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