Volunteers hope artificial beaver dams will help keep water in the Rio Grande

JEMEZ MOUNTAINS, N.M. – Last week, water flowed in the Rio Grande for a few days after it had been dry in the metro since June.

Rio Grande Return, a non-profit, aims to change that.

The organization brought 20 volunteers to the Rio Cebolla to build beaver dam analogs that hold water longer and send a year-round trickle to the Rio Grande…

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