Opening our hearts to water is one of the most important acts we can do in climate regeneration, as water is connected to everything we do. In fact, we ARE water, quite literally. When we bring our attention as a community to water, and deeply honor its significance, not just as a resource, but as […]
Volunteer at this year’s SLO County Beaver Festival
March 23rd, 2024, SLO Mission Plaza. Photo by Brittany App. Volunteer a few hours or the whole day with set up or cleanup, distributing festival pamphlets, assisting with children’s activities and more! Let’s have fun spreading the word about nature’s best engineer: the beaver! Fill out this form to let us know you are interested […]
Beaver Evening Event with Dr. Emily Fairfax Feb 3rd, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Castoro Cellars Vineyards & Winery1315 North Bethel RoadTempleton CA 93465 The SLO Beaver Brigade is hosting a two-part fundraising event! The first, fancier part of the fundraiser is an evening at Castoro Cellars on Feb 3, from 6:30-9:30pm with live music, and 2 impactful presentations on how beavers restore streams, replenish groundwater aquifers and protect us from […]
Beaver Restoration Project Proposal Passed
SACRAMENTO (June 27, 2022) – At the urging of more than 100 conservation, agricultural, business, and tribal partners – with advocacy led by Occidental Arts & Ecology Center’s (OAEC) WATER (Watershed Advocacy Training Education & Research) Institute – by June 30th Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to launch a new Beaver Restoration Program at the California […]
Governor Newsom’s Beaver Restoration Proposal
This is great news for our watersheds! Not only has Governor Newsom submitted a Beaver Restoration Program, but it is a program proposed to be run by CDFW, the very folks who issue depredation permits for beavers. Read some of these excerpts from his proposal: “To be successful in our efforts to protect biodiversity, the Department must take […]
California Process-Based Restoration Network
We are excited to announce the initiation of the California Process-based Restoration (Cal PBR) Network and invite you to participate and spread the word. The goals of the Cal PBR Network are to promote process-based (aka, beaver-based, ecological, low-tech, nature-based) restoration approaches to increase the capacity of degraded river and stream ecosystems to retain water, […]