Two weeks ago, history was made at Nene Wetlands as a family of eight beavers settled into their new home – the first beavers in Northants for 400 years! 🦫 Among them is Boudica, a remarkable three-legged female who has thrived in the wild, raising a large, healthy family despite losing one of her forelegs, likely as a young kit. We caught up with Gavin Bennett and Ben Casey from @BCNWildlifeTrust at the release to hear more about this milestone moment. Find out more about the release: https://beavertrust.org/beavers-retur… Find out more about the project: https://www.wildlifebcn.org/beavers
This is a really special film with one glaring error. I’ll let you,find it for yourself but while you look for it just enjoy those lovely low tidal dams. And remember that people who think they know everything about beavers are always wrong.
And on the day when the National park employees where shattered and the forest service and weather service and cancer researchers were gutted – when the heads of all branches of the military were fired and replaced by yes men – indeed when the very American experiment seemed at its most dire… this happened.
Because beavers change things. That’s what they do.
Summary
The Act allows agencies to award moneys under a grant program related to living with beavers on private land. The Act directs an agency and a committee to report on the grant program. The Act gives moneys to the agency for the grant program. The Act goes into effect on the 91st day after the 2025 session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). Establishes the Landowners Living with Beavers Grant Program Subaccount in the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Authorizes the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to award block grants from the subaccount under the Landowners Living with Beavers Grant Program, on recommendations from the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee. Directs the department and the committee to jointly report on the grant program to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment on or before September 15, 2027. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for deposit in the subaccount for purposes related to the grant program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
It’s Saturday and times are tough so lets all go to the movies. This time with our stalwart and patient guide Carol Evans the retired BLM fisheries biologist who co-produced this film. I love everything about this joyfully long-view patient approach that allows the land and the cattle to benefit from dedicated collaboration.
