A Year at a Beaver Pond Observations from One Little Dynamic Ecosystem

If you, like me, spent any time at all (or rather a lot of time over a decade) agog staring at the magical transformations of a beaver pond this is the book for you.

Al Cornell is a retired Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Technician who spent said year photographing behind a blind at the beaver pond near his home and documenting the many species that relied on its waters. A stunning look at the trickle-down economy that a beaver sustains.

Here he is describing the book in a talk at the local Kickapoo Valley Nature Reserve, The incredible photographs will dazzle you, the intelligent writing will susstain you and the smart questions from the audience at the end will soothe your soul.

Al kindly donated a copy to the silent auction but if you aren’t lucky enough to cast the winning bid you can pick up your copy on Amazon.

I am still pouring through the pages transfixed,