Beaver loyalists will know that the John Muir National Historic Site here in town has been among our most benevolent supporters. Several park rangers have been regular beaver watchers and volunteers. As I was cruising their slick national web site the other day (they even have Muir quotes you can download by letter) I noticed they have a list of “nearby attractions” in the area.
Amidst the Lindsay Museum and the Eugene O’neil Historic Site, there seemed to my discerning eye to be something missing. I carefully dispatched an alluring invitation imploring that our beavers be included on the “what to do list” for the area, and waited to see what might happen.
Check out number eight on the list, complete with not one but THREE exclamation points. It links directly to this site, and from there one can easily pull out the map and our story.
Of course there’s a very natural link between Muir and beavers, and it’s part of the reason we had as much success in keeping our beavers as we did. Look through the November 7th footage some afternoon and count how many times people mention “there should be a better way, in the home of John Muir”. There’s a conservation relationship, but also a very natural tourism relationship. Out of town-ers come to Martinez to visit both.
Remember on April 18th, the John Muir Site will be hosting the annual Birthday Earthday event, and beavers will be proudly featured. Hope to see you all there!
