Great news. On Friday California Gavin Newsom signed the Beaver Bill which means that the beaver restoration changes to CDFW a couple years ago are going to become policy and  stick around, regardless of who happens to be in charge.

I imagine the signing ceremony looked something like this:

You can read more about it here:

Assembly Bill 2196 codifies the state’s new Beaver Restoration Program. 

SACRAMENTO – Unanimous votes of both the California State Assembly and Senate propelled Assembly Bill 2196 to the Governor’s desk, and last night Gavin Newsom signed the legislation. This successful effort follows more than a year of strategic advocacy by Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, the bill’s sponsor, dozens of organizational and tribal partners, and, importantly, the bill’s author, Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael).

I guess we’re not totally surprised he signed it because it was his idea in the first place and got unanimous support in both houses but YEAH beavers!

Now we just need to see the depredation numbers for this years PRA and find out if anything is changing at the ground level!