Because the beaver isn't just an animal; it's an ecosystem!

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Some people are surprised to find out Pismo beach has beavers. Not me. They’ve been bemoaning and complaining about them for years. The very most beaver-friendly ranger of the bunch offers a talk entitled “Beavers: Adorable Wildlife or Destructive Pests?

Um, can I pick neither?

Well, it looks like they have decided to make a little lemonade with their lemons.


Discover the beaver’s physical adaptations, their role in our country’s westward expansion, why they were hunted, and their local history. Search for evidence of their activities during a short walk.

Dress for wind/weather with comfortable shoes. Bring insect repellent and water: binoculars a plus. Meet at Oceano Dunes Visitor Center, Guiton Hall meeting room, Oceano Campground, 555 Pier Ave, Oceano. Moderate walk, 0.5 miles, 2 hours
 
Gee that sounds fascinating. Dress up in a beaver coat and put on goggles while a ranger tells you about their adaptions. Then tells you how they were all killed for their fur and not native to California anyway. Can we take a hike to see some of the damage they caused too? Look Timmy, this culvert was flooded by beavers and we had to rip the dam out with a back hoe! And look, this beautiful tree was eaten by those destructive monsters!

Sigh.
Beaver education ain’t what it used to be!


I found this lovely image on reddit the other day, it has a strange gaming community origin but I think we should just pause to enjoy its wistful beauty: posted by Demiansky.
Song of the Eons is the game. The creator notes:

Ancient legends recount High Beaver civilizations damming rivers as great as the Nile or the Ganges, resulting in Beaver Lakes capable of supporting a continent’s worth of population in great beaver cities the size of the Aral Sea. These legends are known just as much for the deeds of these High Beaver cultures as they are for the inevitable, biblical catastrophes that result when the mighty dams responsible for these cultures at last rupture.

After an elder beaver lake has been destroyed, its common for other races settling the dried up beaver lake to enjoy a massive burst in population. The rich silts and clays which accumulated at the bottom of the beaver lake make for exceptional farmlands for many years.

Hmmmmmmm…

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