Montana is about to get a lot beaver smarter, and it couldn’t happen soon enough. Rob Rich is going to present tonight for the Audubon society in Bozeman and you just know he’s going to do an amazing job. Rob was once a writer for High County News and left to take a position with Swan Valley Connections. He is a big beaver believer and has been working behind the scenes to educate them on the connection between beavers and birds. Looks like his work is paying off,

Being Beaver: Ecology & Conservation

For its monthly program, Sacajawea Audubon Society will host a virtual event featuring a presentation by conservationist Rob Rich. “Being Beaver: Ecology & Conservation of a Keystone Species” will be held Monday, May 10th at 6:30pm.

Rob Rich works as conservation and education associate with Swan Valley Connections, where he coordinates diverse projects advancing watershed health and teaches field ecology in the Montana Master Naturalist program. Drawing on his experience with beaver restoration throughout the Pacific Northwest, Rich also works with the National Wildlife Federation to coordinate the Montana Beaver Working Group. He sometimes writes for Earth Island Journal, High Country News, Camas and other publications, but he’s most at home outside, exploring each day’s natural curiosities.,

Registration information for this virtual event can be found at www.sacajaweaaudubon.org.

 When you go to Sacajawea Audubon you will see this photo and information about the wetlands they are working to build for the benefit of “birds and beavers”!!!

 

Please register for SAS’s May 10th Annual Program Meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar.

Share our virtual program using hashtags #beavers, #wetlands, and #IAWP.SAS programs are free and open to the public. Our programs feature a special guest speaker the 2nd Monday of each month, September through May. Join us for a virtual social at 6:30 pm.

Doesn’t that look good? I think it deserves our attention! And while I was snooping around for more online beaver programs I came across this graphic from the Kings County Water district. Kings County is the top of the beaver class that Martinez and Bozeman should be hoping to learn from.