Yesterday Cheryl gave consent for a bunch of her photos to be used to Cascadia Wildlands who is undertaking a campaign to persuade people not to trap beavers in Eugene. They maintain a website called Protecting Ecosystem Engineers where Cheryl’s photos are soon to be shared. Because apparently  no one ever thought of coexisting with beavers before for a decade.

Well may they do a lot of good and let folks see things clearer in Oregon. I’m not going to be condescending at all because California is way way worse. I’ve always said that beaver wisdom flows from Washington State and by the time it reaches us its a little tarnished.

Folks are having a heyday in Oregon though.

Beavers Could Be A Key Species For Endangered Salmon Recovery In Oregon

Recent guidance from the federal government is, for the first time, promoting the importance of beavers in the recovery of endangered salmon and steelhead in Oregon rivers.

A recently released biological opinion is encouraging landowners to use non-lethal means of dealing with beavers on private property.

“We know that they can provide important benefits that help support recovery of these fish that a lot of people are working toward,” says Michael Milstein, a spokesperson with the National Marine Fisheries Service. “But at the same time, it’s clear that they can cause conflict.”

It’s funny how the same decision our friends called a major break down and failure, NPR classifies as a major break through. Politics is the art of the possible. It’s more about public transportation not falling in love. Just because a deal doesn’t get you exactlt where you want to go, you don’t throw in the towel and pledge to just stay home. You go with whatever bus brings you CLOSEST to where you need to be.

I guess this is closer.