Typically after a rain storm, the beavers begin rebuilding their dams within one week to one month after being damaged. This winter though, the beavers didn’t get to begin rebuilding until early June 2023. But the stronger current from this winters rains wasn’t the only obstacle preventing the beavers from rebuilding this year. As mentioned […]
CBS Sunday Morning at the Atascadero Beaver Pond
September 17, 2023 It was a hot day when CBS Sunday Morning came out to Atascadero to film Dr. Emily Fairfax in the beaver complex that she has been studying since 2020. It was a fun, memorable walk out to the ponds looking for a site suitable for a boatload of equipment, very little drinking […]
UPDATE: 262 RV’s Stored in the floodplain?
UPDATE: November 2023 On October 10, 2023 the Atascadero City Council decided unanimously to pass the Conditional Use Permit for the RV Storage Project located at 6805 Sycamore Road in Atascadero. Despite all of the voices who spoke in opposition to this project, way into the wee hours of the night, at 1am the City […]
New beaver dam completed, and immediately destroyed
It’s been a tough six months for the beavers on the Salinas River. While they’ve had relative ease over the past 3 years building upon their dams, the times have changed. The dam above was built in April 2020. It started out small but after 3 years it eventually measured slightly over 100 feet, creating […]
New CDFW Policy Recognizes Ecological Value of Beavers in California
Big News! We are thrilled with CDFW’s policy change recognizing the value of beavers in our watersheds! Photo by Donald Quintana. From CDFW Website The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has implemented a new policy recognizing the ecological benefits of beavers while mitigating conflict over damage to land and property (depredation). CDFW’s new […]
Michael Khus’ Public Address at First Annual Beaver Festival
Michael Khus, member of Coastal Band of Chumash Nation and affiliate of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, speaking at the SLO Beaver Brigade Fundraiser , Feb 3rd 2023, Castoro Cellars, in addition to the first annual Beaver Festival on April 1st, 2023. Photo by Brittany App. Haku. Haku to the Beaver Brigade. Haku to all […]