Beavers – Page 171 – Worth A Dam

‘INVASIVE AND PERVASIVE FURRY CHAINSAWS”

Don’t be alarmed. That big BOOM you heard was just the sound of your neighbor blowing up his beaver dam. Perfectly legal destruction. Just ask the sheriff who doesn’t sugar coat it. He tells it how it really is. I mean it’s like anyone in Newberry South Carolina needs clean water, wood ducks for hunting, trout for fishing or protection from fire, flooding or drought, right?

Right?

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BEAVERS AT THE UNITED NATIONS

heidi08 Beavers March 1, 2022

A horrific report on climate change dropped yesterday indicating the window for saving our necks is rapidly closing, but there is one little silver lining. Emily Fairfax said she never in a million years expected to show up in UN.

Ben Goldfarb kicks off the third season of the Lodge Cast from the beaver trust. This is a nice listen.

BEAVER HOME-BUYER CHEWS WISELY

heidi08 Beavers February 18, 2022

Some cheer this morning from Tacoma on the “Beaver Housing Market”. I guess things have really gotten cut-throat in the home buyer market. If all else fails look for beavers!

Beaver Housing Market

The market is hot and the water is cold.

Dreaming of that getaway lodge? The Port’s Upper Clear Creek Mitigation Site has everything a giant aquatic rodent could ever need.

A grove of delicious willows? Check. Nonstop flowing water to dam? Check. An endless supply of mud to push around? Check. If you’re a beaver in the market for some new digs, check out these current listings.

Hahaha. Get it? The article practically writes itself. Of course beavers would never buy a house. They just make their own.

The starter home

First-time builder. Last year’s kit (baby beaver!) is all grown up and has its own hip new pad to show for it.

Hmm I don’t about bragging about a underwater entrance. It’s like a car bragging about having tires, Or an airplane ad boasting about flying off the ground.

They all do.

The rambler

Good, solid, family-friendly, as evidenced by a tiny kit swimming by during inspection. Easy access to nearby ongoing dam construction. Current residents are constantly remodeling though

Well they would be. I assume that would actually be a plus to a beaver buyer. Materials and mud constantly on the move. What could attract more interest from a beaver?

The lodge

Don’t let the skunk cabbage discourage you! This lodge was abandoned but can be made shiny and new again with a little elbow grease and some sharp incisors.

Why would that discourage us? We can nibble it away. If we aren’t interested in the laxative properties we can always spit it out after we chew it down.

The fixer-upper

Stockpiled construction materials. Can also double as a food source. A real fixer-upper project for the ultimate (hungry) DIY-er.

Are you kidding? Everything beavers DO is a fixer upper! Fixing and refinishing are what beavers like best? If it can’t be changed it’s not worth building, amIrite?

The palatial estate

Private entrance (accessible by water only) and possible split level (the lodge is almost 6 feet tall – above the water!). Showing is by appointment only. Current residents are rather territorial. Previous encounters have included disgruntled tail slaps.

Well now that’s worth getting excited about. There are so many members of our city council in the real estate market I think they need to see this article. Heh heh.

Home Sweet Home.

DRINKING WITH SHERRI TIPPIE

heidi08 Beavers February 17, 2022

Some days this is the very best you can hope for.

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REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED WET

heidi08 Beaver ecological impact, Beavers, Creative Solutions, Urban beavers, Who's saving beavers now? February 17, 2022

Wednesday’s have always had a special place in my heart ever since Nov 7, 2007 when I tremulously attended the very first city council meeting on beavers I believe Martinez has ever held. It definitely changed the fate of this city and it certainly changed my life. It may have been the first meeting about beavers but it apparently will not be the last. Tonight the city moves to approve the plan for the Lower Alhambra Creek Watershed Management, which discusses guess WHAT?