It’s April 7th! Dorothy Richards birthday, now ‘International Beaver Day’, so you know what that means. This website will be entirely dedicated to beavers, unlike the other 354 days of the year!
It also means that the second venue of Beaver Tales opens tonight in Lake Oswego, south of Portland. Thanks to Sara Vickerman, Esther Lev and others a whole new batch of people are getting to see beavers in a new way.
Beaver Tales exhibit opens tomorrow with reception
The Arts Council of Lake Oswego will celebrate International Beaver Day with the opening of its Beaver Tale exhibit and reception from 5 to 7 p.m. April 7 at 510 Museum and ARTspace, 510 1st St. in Lake Oswego. The reception celebrates the second stop on the Beaver Tale’s tour around Oregon.
Hosted by The Wetlands Conservancy and partners, the traveling beaver art exhibit features the work of nearly 100 artists and is on display at six venues around the state. The purpose of the project is to highlight the beauty and ecological significance of beavers in shaping Oregon’s landscape, creating and maintaining wetland habitat for people and a wide range of other species. The Wetlands Conservancy considers the beaver to be a natural ally of humans in conserving Oregon’s wetlands and restoring natural systems. Beavers are woefully misunderstood, and actually create and sustain wetlands that aid in resuscitating riparian stream habitats.
They play a central role in shaping Oregon’s future as it prepares for the transformations that a warming and changing climate may bring. The Wetlands Conservancy is launching a statewide beaver conservation system to learn more about how humans can work with beavers to conserve and restore natural systems.
Yesterday’s webinar with Adrian Nelson of Furbearer Defenders and Norine Ambrose of Cows and Fish was fantastic! I’m so glad that this work is being done around the hemisphere by newer and younger hands. Supposedly their ppt slides will be sent shortly and I’ll definitely share. Some of the slides were from their wonderful beaver book and I liked this especially.
