One of the very first canoe trips we took back in the 90’s was along Tomales creek outside Pt Reyes National Park. It was so early in the story and we were so ignorant of everything that we were not surprised to learn from one of the old timers we met along the way that a beaver dam that would have blocked our progress was just ripped out the day before by a neighbor.
This stands out in my mind because we haven’t since run into beavers in the area and Marin has been hungrily exploring beaver benefits. There was a talk last night in Olema by our friends Brock Dolman and Kate Lundquist. Jerry Meral was governor Brown’s water tzar and he’s eager for beavers to come back to Marin.
Beaver Restoration Feasibility: A Webinar for Olema
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