Yesterday was my first full beaver-begging day, inviting folks to donate to the silent auction at our 10th festival. There were lots of things I was eager to ask for, although asking is always a worrisome chore. It helps for me to remember a story I heard from Jon’s sister, who is a nun, and the head of a large successful school in England, but I’ll save that for another day. First, we have wonders to wonder at.
I received a lot of very gracious responses and will do my formal plugs and promotions soon, but one man I spoke too said he loved beavers and had some building dams on his farm. I said that was admirable and he could let us know if he had troubles with them so we could connect him with answers. He said that he ran a small woodland mushroom business and they sometimes interfered by eating his mushrooms but he wrapped trees and made piece with them.
Which naturally had me exclaiming: Beavers eat MUSHROOMS?
It used to be quite common that I would learn something new about beavers and spend the afternoon researching it. It rarely happens anymore, so this is a treat. And of course I’ve met many people who thought beavers were doing things they weren’t actually doing. But this is what I was able to find on a NPS for kids website.
