Category: Beavers

This is what our Martinez Beavers never shared, at least with me or Cheryl or Moses. It must be something urban beavers are fairly private about because it took even Mike a while to film first hand.

OMG! Check out this incredible footage … and TURN UP THE VOLUME! Last night I had an up-close, front row seat as ChewBarka chewed down a small tree. I basically recorded it from just after his first bite until the tree fell. I love the sound of him cutting through the wood with his very sharp incisor teeth. I was only a few feet away, and the little tree smacked me on the way down. After the tree fell, he dragged it to the water and started to eat.. He was still eating an hour later when I went home because it was dark.

I am still working on the activity for next year’s festival. unfortunately now without a graphics program, But I can say with all sincerity that every single thing I am learning about pollinators is blowing my mind.

Just take today’s fact about the Western Tiger Swallowtails. I think everyone’s heard  about the twirly random way they fly being due to following smells not sights. but I bet you didn’t know how they find out if they landed on the right flower.

They taste it with their FEET.

FROM CDFW

Meet Butte County’s newest landscape architects!
The CDFW Beaver team and Butte County Resource Conservation District recently rescued and relocated beavers to suitable habitat, giving these hardworking ecological engineers a change of scenery so they could positively change the landscape of this meadow. This is the first time beavers have been released on a CDFW property!
By building dams and creating ponds, beavers help restore wetlands, improve water storage, slow water flow and create improved habitat for fish, birds and other wildlife. Their construction projects can also promote more resilient ecosystems.
By helping beavers return to places they can thrive, CDFW and its partners are working to support the many ecological benefits these remarkable animals can provide.