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How 58 beavers revived a valley buried by Mount St. Helens eruption

More than 40 years after the Mount St. Helens eruption buried a Washington river valley under volcanic sediment, 58 relocated beavers have helped restore the damaged landscape. Their dams and wetlands brought back native plants, fish and wildlife. However, conservationists fear a planned government project to raise a sediment retention structure could undo years of natural restoration.

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