2. Author Leila Philip explores the "coral reefs of North America"—beaver-created wetlands that boost biodiversity fifteen-fold. She blends personal observations from Connecticut with Indigenous ecological knowledge, specifically the Algonquin legend of t

2. Author Leila Philip explores the "coral reefs of North America"—beaver-created wetlands that boost biodiversity fifteen-fold. She blends personal observations from Connecticut with Indigenous ecological knowledge, specifically the Algonquin legend of the giant beaver. This narrative emphasizes the beaver's role as a radical, intentional environmental transformer. (2)