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		_0w8t on May 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Removing old, obsolete dams restores life to creek... There is a saying in Russian “To kill the beaver, to save the tree”.

bregma on May 25, 2020 [–]

In Canada the saying is "save a tree, eat a beaver". I'm not sure if it translates the same way, though.

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