The biggest beaver news at the moment comes from the Smithsonian Zoo, where they just added a new beaver to the inclusure. The yearling is still getting used to his surroundings and that explains his startled reaction to his roommate. Enjoy!
Beaver gets surprise welcome to new home
I got word yesterday that Worth A Dam is on the calendar for the Parks, Recreation, Marina, and Cultural Commission meeting tuesday night. As usual we are asking to waive fees for the festival and get an exception for attendance. The meeting starts at 7 and we’d love the support if you want to attend.
Registrations are starting to trickle in, most recently Sulpher Creek in Hayward and RCD and Flood Control in Napa. Our quarter page ad will run in the next issue of Bay Nature and looks fantastic. All in all, I’m starting to think the next event should be very well attended and exciting.
One of the most unique items for our silent auction comes from artist Ernestina Gallina in Italy who agreed to donate her handpainted beaver rock. Her incredible artwork h
as been shown in museums and sells for hundreds of dollars. It and must be seen to be believed. Stop what you’re doing right now and go look. Here’s the description from her website.
“In Italy it’s called “sassi dipinti”. It’s Rock Painting, the art of painting rocks. The difference with prehistoric cave painting is that, being a rock a three-dimensional thing, the finished piece of art is not only a painting but also a sculpture. Painting all-around is an unique artistic experience: no perspective is involved, there is no foreground or background: imagination can run wild. Everything starts with the search for the natural canvas: the rock. A walk to the seaside or along the shores of a river can become a fun safari, almost an hunt for animals that are already there, waiting to be picked up by you.”
Warm-hearted Earnestina agreed to donate right away, but it was a little tricky figuring out how to do it. It is, after all, a ROCK and expensive to ship. And even if I had a friend traveling all that way for summer vacation who has room in their suitcase to bring back a rock? In the end we agreed to split the shipping costs and UPS tells me the rock will be delivered on Monday. Check out its global flight path from Milano to Nevada.
More good auction news came from Frisky Beaver wines this week. Since they’re not international they can’t sell in America yet, but they want to help with t-shirts or coasters, and added our link on their website that is very cute. So of course I added a link to theirs!
