These watershed fingers are supposed to serve as water filtration systems using the lush understory to slow down and infiltrate the water into the ground……The beaver swamps are supposed to serve as small natural “dam and lake” systems along the watersheds as well…..We have completely changed the way many of these natural watersheds function……We’ve eliminated the understories and filled the watersheds with silt and nutrient runoff due to our land management practices both with agricultural practices and pasture management practices…….Where are the animals????...........Well, where is the habitat??.......Bye-bye watershed understory…….Bye-bye water source…….bye-bye riparian ecosystem………You know “WATER” is a big component to life.