I went out to the Salinas River last week, to my favorite beaver dam. I was surprised to find this new “opening” in the willows. I usually have to tip-toe, hunch down and crawl my way through the thick growth alongside the river, but this day was much different. A wide opening was there instead […]
Fire in a riverbed? Not if you put a beaver in charge.
This 360 image was taken by Dr. Emily Fairfax on May 29, 2020. And this image was taken at the same location by Audrey Taub on September 7, 2020, almost 6 months since the last rain. Just take a look around and see what superb water management looks like. All done for free. No large […]
Ecologistics Sponsors SLO Beaver Brigade
Ecologistics is a local San Luis Obispo non-profit, dedicated to creating a resilient and healthy community for the residents of the California Central Coast that is environmentally and economically sustainable. Part of their work is fiscally sponsoring organizations that align with their mission. And guess who is the most recent addition to their sponsored organizations? […]
Why do fish like Beaver Ponds?
I am not a scientist, but it’s easy to see that cool water fish would need these deep pools and upwelling waters of beaver dams. It will be exciting to track this throughout the heat of the summer. Stay tuned!
Dam Mystery!?
My friend Amalia Galpert and I went to the river this past week to see what was happening. (We stayed 6′ apart the whole time!) Not sure what those beavers are up to right now, they still haven’t rebuilt the dam that washed out back in mid-March! We found lots of exposed bank dens, some […]
Go Beavers Go
My musical friend and fellow Beaver Believer, Roberto Monge, created a song for the beavers. I love it. Here it is… Here are the words, so we can all sing along when we march in parades for the Beavers 🙂 Go Little Beaver go Go little beaver and dam it The water it’s precious Go […]