Ontario awaits! This is going to be a great presentation. I wish we could all be there.

Wetlands- Oases of Life and Focus on Beavers

On October 30, Friends of the Salmon River hosts Michael Runtz, who will present: Wetlands – Oases of Life, with a Focus on Beavers. Michael Runtz is one of Canada’s most highly respected naturalists, nature photographers, and natural history authors.

From floating peatlands to beaver ponds, wetlands are important reservoirs of water as well as essential habitat for myriad plants and animals. Join Michael Runtz for a lavishly illustrated presentation on wetlands and the rich biodiversity they support, including a special focus on Beavers as wetland engineers.

Hey we know what they are? Canada has been a little slow to jump on the beaver salmon train. Are they finally there?

Michael Runtz has lived, breathed and worked with Nature all his life. He is an award-winning Biology professor at Carleton University, an outstanding nature photographer, an interpretive naturalist in Algonquin Park, and he hosted the international TV series Wild by Nature. His highly visual Natural History courses continue to attract record enrolments at Carleton University.

The beaver isn’t just an animal; it’s an ecosystem. Michael has done years of research on beavers including their remarkable role in our wetlands and how they shape the world around them. He wrote Dam Builders: The Natural History of Beavers and Their Ponds.

You tell them Michael! If any can talk to the locals into believing in beavers, you are the one to do it!