Hey do you remember that awesome beaver habitat that was just across the water from Martinez and in the news this week? Well you’ll never guess what Virginia Holsworth filmed yesterday in the creek by her house. Hold onto your hats.
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Look closely boys and girls because that would be an adult salmon. Brock Dolman suspected and Bob Coey from NOAA confirmed that is an adult chinook “King” salmon “with adipoose intact” meaning it’s wild and not from a hatchery. It means very good news for Virginia’s beavers because there is a much better chance she can protect them when she can show they’re protecting Chinook.
She’s over the moon. And she’s walking the dams with visiting expert Emily Fairfax today. Stay tuned.
