Some 950 people read this website every day. For free because we decided a long time ago not to charge members for a newsletter. We wanted beaver education to be free for everyone all the time. Several advocacy groups that do collect membership for their newsletter gather their stories from our website. As a result this website shows up on the first page of just about every google search for beaver information. Cheryl’s lovely photos are represented and reprinted across the nation and from Canada to Norway. In addition to the beaver festival with about 2000 people this year, we gave 10 lectures, five exhibits, seven children’s projects and 39 tours of the beaver habitat for curious visitors in 2013. We were consulted in a dozen beaver articles and three films.Won’t you think about ending the year with a donation to Worth A Dam?
Celebrate our transition to a new fiscal sponsor with a donation before the year ends. And keep showing your support for beavers who support fish, fresh water, birdlife and wildlife. Be part of the Worth A Dam team!
Worth A Dam is a fiscally sponsored project of Inquiring Systems, Inc. (ISI), a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) nonprofit corporation with EIN: 94-2524840. Your donation will help provide:
- Willow Replacement: Ultimately the beavers behavior of “coppicing trees” will encourage bushy dense growth, but in the meantime food sources can be augmented by replanting trees along the bank. These can gradually replace other trees that have been wire-wrapped for protection.
- Beaver Festival: Teaches other cities how and why to lives with beavers and celebrate their impact on our creek. The first beaver festival was held in 2008. Our last one had 2000 attendees.
- Beaver Management Scholarship: In 2010 Worth A Dam decided to use a portion of these donations each year as a grant for deserving cities investing in a flow device as humane beaver management. The grant requires funds be matched locally and used specifically for this purpose.
- Community and Scientific Education: Teaching others about our beavers and the impact they’ve had on Alhambra Creek. This includes outreach projects, profession lectures, and the website.
