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Re:El Niño weather event is biggest since 1997, may trigger ... by kyteland on Friday July 10, 2015 @11:21AM (#9864419)
I think a cheaper/easier solution is to just reintroduce the beaver back into the habitat and let them get to work.

http://www.resilientdesign.org/how-beavers-are-coming-to-the...

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Re:El Niño weather event is biggest since 1997, may trigger ... by luckydude on Friday July 10, 2015 @11:54AM (#9864659)
This sounds really good to me, I like beaver ponds. Does anyone know of any downside to reintroducing beavers?
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Re:El Niño weather event is biggest since 1997, may trigger ... by Zuider on Friday July 10, 2015 @12:21PM (#9864871)
None. The dams retain enough water to aquify the surrounding land but do not completely restrict the flow. The beavers thin out the older trees making new growth vibrant. The only downside I can imagine is having large swathes of property re-classified as wetlands, so that they fall under the purview of an increasingly militant and militarized EPA.
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Re:El Niño weather event is biggest since 1997, may trigger ... by sp332 on Friday July 10, 2015 @12:14PM (#9864804)
What's good about beaver ponds? They replace forest + running water with drowned trees + a big puddle of stagnant water.

Edit: OK this might work better in the west. In the northeast beavers are mainly known for flooding everything. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/...

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Re:El Niño weather event is biggest since 1997, may trigger ... by beowulfey on Friday July 10, 2015 @04:22PM (#9866494)
Increased wetlands and standing water in general may mean increased mosquito populations; not a tremendous downside though, just more annoying.
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Re:El Niño weather event is biggest since 1997, may trigger ... by digikata on Friday July 10, 2015 @04:55PM (#9866652)
Beavers don't comply with local waterway planning?
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Re:El Niño weather event is biggest since 1997, may trigger ... by meatysnapper on Friday July 10, 2015 @12:00PM (#9864706)
Zombeavers. You don't want those.
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