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 […]
First SLO Beaver Festival Success
Our first San Luis Obispo Beaver Festival on April 1st in Mission Plaza in downtown SLO was a hit! This event attracted over 1,000 beaver believers and members of the general public to downtown San Luis Obispo, from SLO locals to Santa Barbara to the Cuyama Valley, the Mission was full of eager people ready […]
Join us at the SLO Beaver Festival
April 1st, 10am – 3pm, SLO Mission Plaza Dr. Emily Fairfax, Associate Professor at CSU Channel Islands, Michael Khus, Northern Chumash Tribal Council, Cooper Lienhart, San Luis Obispo Beaver Brigade Restoration Director and Audrey Taub, San Luis Obispo Beaver Brigade Founder will all be at this years SLO Beaver Festival.April 1st, 10am – 3pm, SLO […]