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BEAV THE FUTURE SHANTY

a colorful illustration of a shanty shaped like a beaver lodgge
an illustration of people in silhouette daydreaming about beavers with the words 'understand beavers'
a colorful illustration of a beaver at the lodge with the words 'be part of the beaver community'
Year: 2027
Artists: Jen Bays, Alyssa Connaughton, Emily Fairfax, Keitreice Kirksey, Caitlin McWilliams, Joe Miller, Jessie Moravek, Luke Neibauer, Michelle Weber (UMN Beaver Research Lab and UMN Design Students)
Connect with the beaver community by meeting experts studying the important role that beavers play across the Minnesota landscape. Explore how satellites and drones help scientists track landscape changes important for other species. Put on a tail and move through river, lake, and prairie ecosystem areas to experience beaver impacts. Listen for creatures in the beaver wetlands while building a prairie dam, cut down and grow trees in the river system, and fish for prizes in the beaver lake.