This weekend the Willamette Resources and Educational Network is hosting a community program to raise awareness about the role beavers play in keeping the west Eugene wetlands healthy. They’ll be taking the public out to look for beavers.
Experts say beavers play a big role in the ecosystem itself and its development
“Their major role is to control floods, and so beavers are helping with that when they build the [ahhh this is fun] [sic] damns and so they’re able to sort of collect the water there, and they’re actually really important for the salmon that are in those areas too and helping them give a better nursery,” said Willamette Resources And Educational Network Environmental Educator Lindsay Raber.
And you’ll enjoy this recent descant on the beaver polar bear debate from Jim Richards Radio 1010.
And if you can’t make it to Eugene, I’ve been playing in audio files and thought you might enjoy this lost gem from Dave Ebert’s Living Green Radio interview with the Martinez Beavers!
Interview Begins 3:19
