I know what I’m thankful for this Sunday. Apparently a reader of the Seattle Times in Washington state is too.

Rant and Rave: Reader appreciates the beavers, salmon

RAVE to the beavers and chum salmon who live in and use Piper’s Creek in Carkeek Park! The beavers have built a huge dam and pond complex that is delightful to see in this urban setting. And the chum salmon, in large numbers, are navigating past the dams and ponds and getting upstream. And rave to the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department for having the courage and creativity to set up the exclusion fences that control pond water levels to limit flooding in the park yet still allow deep water for beaver lodging and food access, AND allow fish passage. Go check it out!

Unfortunately there’s no name given on this rave or I would track the author down and possibly marry them. Now we just need letters about how beavers are helping trout in Wisconsin and Minnesota and I will die a happy girl.