On April 29th 2018, Naturalist Patti Smith and ECO AmeriCorps Service Member Billy Ernest gathered community members at Marlboro College for a discussion about beaver meadows, their importance for the ecological health of a watershed, their carbon sequestration capabilities, and the volume of stormwater they absorb to help with flood resilience.

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The group then went into the field to observe one of these valuable ecosystems in action! We had a picnic alongside beaver meadows at the headwaters of the Green River Watershed along Harrisville Brook, and met Willow the ancient one-eyed beaver. She swam right up to Patti to ask for some apples!