 I'm Dr. Anthony Lazarewicz, and this is Climate Connections. Forest fires can race through dry vegetation and trees, leaving behind a desolate landscape. Everything around you is burnt to a crisp, and the forests are really silent. All the animals are gone, all the birds are gone. Emily Fairfax is a geographer at the University of Minnesota, who studies how beavers, yes beavers, can help reduce the damage caused by wildfires.