Well, California may not be ready for anything like Wyoming, but South Windsor is about to get a whole lot more like Martinez.
Let me explain.
Hearing set Thursday on beavers
SOUTH WINDSOR — With the possibility that more beavers will move into Nevers Park, Mayor Andrew Paterna is hosting a forum Thursday night on how to manage the large rodents and their activities that cause flooding and tree damage.
Attendees can hear from Christopher Vann of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Wildlife Division, the Humane Society of the United States, and Michael Callahan from Massachusetts-based Beaver Solutions LLC, which provides advice and methods on how to coexist with beavers.
Hey. I’ve seen that movie! Don’t a whole lot of people show up and demand the town save beavers? Then some city plants stand up and say the town needs protection from flooding and everyone boos. Am I thinking of the right one?
Nearly 2,100 people have signed an online petition created in April by Abbe Road resident Stephen Straight that called for town officials to meet with Callahan and implement his solutions. There is almost no doubt that beavers will return, Straight said.
“We need to stop all trapping NOW and work toward coexistence with the next beavers,” Straight’s petition states. The beavers harm no one, he added, and South Windsor residents and visitors should be able to enjoy these creatures as they go about their work.
I bet you didn’t know Martinez would be a model huh, and that other cities would follow in our footsteps? Apparently standing up for beavers is the hot new thing. it’s so cool everyone wants to try it now.
Other residents, including Carrie Morse of Maine Street, agreed that the town should have explored other options before deciding to have them trapped and killed.
Straight hired Callahan after the beavers were trapped and removed in April. The system would cost the town around $2,000 for materials and installation, Callahan said. Several residents, including Straight and Morse, have said they’ve pledged to donate to the effort.
“People really care,” Morse said. “I hope our officials realize the importance of preserving our wildlife and ecosystem.”
Nicely done Steve! I’m thinking that you have just become eligible for the Worth A Dam scholarship. It’s lovely to think of your community taking this on and your beavers benefiting because of it. To paraphrase the old Chevron commercial: Do people really show up to a meeting like this just because they care about beavers?
People do.
Ahhh memories! Like the corners of the mayor’s mind. If I live to be 102 that will remain one of my very favorite days on the face of this earth. Maybe our beavers are MIA at the moment, but by golly our hearts are still in the right place.
Oh and you can stop watching dash-cam police videos forever now. It’s been done. This is way better than a white bronco on the freeway. There’s no competition anymore. Ever again.
See for yourself.
