I woke up this morning to a very special treat from a tech-savvy beaver friend in the UK. Beavers las Vegas is a WONDERFUL discussion of beavers, drought, and the water savers we need. It features Nick Bouwes and Joe Wheaton harnessing beaver dams in Bridge Creek. Carol Eves in Nevada doing wonders in Susie Creek Oh, and Martinez.
One of my favorite parts of our story was their telling the civic response by showing some of the fantastic clips of public comment at the high school meeting lo these many years ago. Martinez comes off looking so smart and community focused. And the beavers are amazing.
I will try and figure out how to illicitly show you at least the Martinez story, but it might take a while. In the mean time, if you can’t wait, send me an email and I will send you a treasure map that will lead to the link. (I see no reason why my treat shouldn’t be your treat until interpol shuts me down.)
Meanwhile Mario’s mural is generating enough attention that yesterday it was discussed on Claycord. He spent the day engrossed in the details of the green heron, which is on it’s way to looking lovely. I think his normal pattern got disrupted by wanting to show people what he was doing before he had laid out the design, so I’m sure everything will be back to normal very soon.
In the meantime, EXCITING things are happening at our little dam, which is going to need a new name soon. Even more exciting is the fact that acclaimed wildlife photographer watched that video and said, (with no background or prompting from me), “Wow! That beaver on the right looks like mom! Remember how she had the white muzzle?”
That seals it for me, the head shake and a second ID from a women who’s observed them very closely through a massive lens for 5 months. They’ve obviously been made a little more cautious by their harrowing summer and whatever life they’ve lived for the past 8 months, but at this point I’m willing to say that our family has come home.
