The 25 Guts of New York
I was unfamiliar with what a gut was until I googled it. A gut is a narrow passage or strait in a waterway.
Beavers Provide Many Unique Benefits to the Ecosystem
Beaver dams create fascinating conditions on the landscape. In general, beaver dams are relatively small and ephemeral since the beavers leave after they exhaust accessible food in an area.
These dams often provide many unique benefits to the ecosystem. Beaver dams provide excellent and under-represented wetland habitat that benefits wetland plants, reptiles, wetland birds, amphibians, waterfowl, muskrat, mink, and the beaver themselves.