Here we were enjoying our riches and feeling a little smug with the discovery that just like us Lassie tried to save beavers, and then I find THIS 
episode. An episode where honest to God Lassie invents the very first BDA – and now I’m thinking – goodness what else is out there that we don’t know about?
You have another wonderful 21 minutes to look forward to. This episode is dated 1964 and features a member of the USDA noting that beavers help with flood control and trout habitat. Because why the heck not blow our minds completely? I ask you.
Amazed yet?
Let the record also note that that angry little old lady “Maude” was actually incredibly spry for any age and wants to be a member of Worth A Dam. It’s also worth pointing out that she had her heart changed by actually watching beavers. Something we know all about in Martinez. Seeing them at work and play literally makes all the difference.
And hearing them? Ohh boy.
Along those lines Rusty sent this footage of his catch last night. He was out walking the dog and just had his cell phone on hand, but what true adorableness he managed to capture. I am gnawing my fingertips with envy as I type this, but I’m very, very happy for him. And you, because you get to watch this.
Thank you for that wonderful glimpse of beaver life.
I wanted to show you another passage that leaped out at me from Ellen Wohl’s wonderful new book “Saving the Dammed“. (Not to be confused with the Harry Potter fan fiction of the same name). I wonder if you can spot the obscurity that caught my attention.
