Lory wrote last night that about 40 people attended the meeting at the Kings Beach Community Hall and gathered to watch Mike’s DVD and talk about humane solutions.
They got a lot of good response and it looks like after they get all the stuff they need such as permits they will proceed to to do the devices themselves. Right now, there aren’t any beavers in that spot but they know they will come back sometime. They were very appreciative of the scholarship and also of some one from Worth A Dam coming up. There were other donation also promised. I had several people after the meeting telling me ‘thank you for sharing our story’.
We got this response from Mary who invited us to the meeting
We really appreciate you coming, and everyone enjoyed hearing about the start-up of Worth a Dam. Your words were inspiring to us as we are just beginning our process. We have made huge strides from a month ago when I was told by one of the county officials present yesterday that on no uncertain terms the beavers would be killed this year and every year they returned.
Except for public officials, 4:00 in the afternoon is not the best time for a meeting in this area. The turn-out in no way reflected the tremendous support we have received from our community that is so very passionate about the wildlife. In addition to the $500.00 scholarship we received from Worth A Dam and the $500.00 from the Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation, we also received an additional $250.00 at the meeting from an anonymous donor. Sherry and I are somewhat stunned by all of the unexpected generosity.
You and Heidi are on our email list and we will keep you informed as we move forward. Thank you again for making the trip up to support us at the meeting and also for the huge donation toward our FIRST flow control device. We will make you proud,
Great work Lory! You deserve a lovely sunrise on the lake and a the best cup of coffee ever! Enjoy your weekend in the area and I hope you find beautiful signs of fall becoming winter! And ladies about to embark on a beaver-saving career, we wish you many beaver ‘happy returns’!
As for the rest of us, I hope to see lots of familiar faces at tomorrows creek’s conference. Wish us luck ‘spreading the beaver gospel”!
