What words can possibly describe yesterday’s extravaganza? And how can I possibly talk about everything that went on? It was easily our biggest and most successful festival ever, and I personally watched at least 50 important contacts get made between different wildlife groups who needed to know each other. Someone said a family drove down from Vancouver for the event and there were lots of folks who had heard me talk in San Francisco or San Jose. For the first time ever there were three beaver booths besides ours! Here are some photos and an alphabetical collection of adjectives to try and capture a a truly epic day.
Animal Rehabilitation groups (4)
Birds, Bats, Badgers and a Beaver costume!
Coyote friends
Dramatic Rock artists
Everyone had an excellent time
Fiddlers & Frogs
Giant beaver skull
Horse with beaver tail
Interactive natural science in person
Junior Keepers from Safari West
Keystone species charms a HUGE hit & lots of adults participated.
Laughter everywhere
Mammals, mommies (and daddies too) and musicians
Neighborhood event becomes huge event
Otter friends!
People of all ages
Quintessential
Raptors, Rodenticide education, real-world conversations
Tours & turtles
Unbelievable turnout
Very successful auction
Whitman College films all day
Xtraordinary people care about wildlife
You!!!
ZZZZZZZZZZZ what we did that night.
A final note, when the crew went down after dinner that night there were many families who were treated to the very best part of their day as some very lucky beavers had a festival of their own.
