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The beaver is the largest rodent in North America, usually weighing in around 40 pounds, with the largest tipping the scales at 80 pounds. (Photo by Dean Hall/Lakeland Times)

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Getting to know Wisconsin’s aquatic furbearers - Part one: Beavers, more than just a wide, flat tail

The Water Action Volunteers (WAV) program is a citizen science opportunity where volunteers monitor streams throughout the state collecting data on things such as flow velocity, dissolved oxygen, water transparency, invasive species and biotic indexes.

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