Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems

Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems

This is the first installment of Mongabay’s coverage of beaver restoration in California. CHESTER, Calif. — The pictograph, an ochre-red outline with four paws and an unmistakable paddle of a tail, has been on the reservation “my whole life,” said Kenneth McDarment, a member of the Tule River Tribe. It’s just one of many paintings — of people, geometric designs and other wildlife — from 500 to 1,000 years ago adorning the walls of a site called …