Beavers Transform Idaho’s Baugh Creek Into an Emerald Refuge
Natural-color satellite image of Baugh Creek and Little Wood River on June 24, 2022, acquired by the Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) on Landsat 9.Plants are abundant along Baugh Creek, thanks to the ponded water from beaver dams.Beavers have transformed the Baugh Creek ecosystem in Idaho into a thriving, fire-resilient “emerald refuge.” A <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div…