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1. Eric Sanderson is an ecologist
who was in charge of a project to
show what New York City used to
look like before it was transformed.
The connection between him and
the summit is not mentioned in the
provided text.
2. Sanderson's project aimed to
recreate the natural environment of
New York City before it underwent
significant changes. He used a
computer model to achieve this.
3. The beaver's appearance in 2007
was important to Sanderson
because it was a rare sighting of a
species that used to be common in
the area centuries ago. This sighting
highlighted the dramatic
transformation of the city's
environment, which was the focus of
his project.