Worth A Dam reporting for flood duty, sir! The dams were topped and the flow device held steady at 1:00, 4:00 and 8:00 pm yesterday. I’m sure our beavers are not at all interested in starting repairs, especially after this mornings downpour. Here’s a weather update from our trusty field advisor:
WET!!! Last night we had a break, but it is supposed to start again in the wee hours of the morning and intensify around dawn. This break will let the creek go down a bit. Trouble is the ground is soaked now so the creek will respond quickly to any rain. Rain is supposed to quit around noon and then showers, same thing on Wednesday. I think we could flood either day, but hopefully not, we dodged the worst of the last storm, it went South, let’s hope the next storms do too!
Apparently the soggy beaver dam made some news cycle last night, but I imagine things will get far too interesting in the next few days to make way for beavers! We’ll keep you posted.
In other news, beaver friend Brock Dolman writes that he presented at the Scenic and Wild Film Festival for SYRCL over the weekend. the citizen group protecting the Yuba River. After his talk about watersheds and basins, a man approached from the audience and said “Hi, I want to talk to you about beavers!”
Whereas this would be a fairly typical greeting in my life, it was a surprise to him because his talk hadn’t even mentioned beavers! Turns out the man had relocated from sweden where he grew up appreciating castor fiber, and this sparked a dialogue between many members about beavers, salmon and reintroducing beavers into the Yuba where they could do the most good. Brock had read about Tahoe’s “non native” nonsense, and encouraged nearby Yuba supporters to take up the beaver mantel.
Meanwhile we have a host more friends for the “Beaver Boosters Club” and a few more important voices advocating for their presence. Hooray!
Stay dry, and stay tuned!
