It’s almost time for the 13th annual Berkeley River Restoration Symposium.

The Keynote will be by Robin Grossinger who we know has very, very interesting things to say about ecology in California.

Urban streaming: cities, storms, and ecosystems flow into the future
Robin Grossinger, Senior Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute

Of course you know this means lots and lots of conversations about urban beavers and how good they are for city creeks right? Well, no, But there are some interesting subjects being discussed by the graduate students. Especially this:

 

Examining the Effects of Beaver (Castor canadensis) Activity on a High Sierra Meadow Restoration Project

Kieran Locke,
Dasha Pechurina,
Andrew Salmon

 

I wonder if our friend Ann Riley will be there, and if any of the attendees read the chapter of her most recent book that talked about the work Martinez did to restore its creek by letting beavers live there for a decade. 

This chapter in particular looks fascinating.

Here she is on WTTW Chicago for their “Urban Nature” series talking about her work daylighting strawberry creek in Berkeley. I can’t embed the excellent segment, but click on the photo to watch it on their website.