Every now and then an unexpected treasure appears in my mail box. This one may just reset the bar. It’s from an insurance agent and amateur historian who just happened to be born in Martinez and send me an article he found in the Placerville Herald. It describes the behavior of beavers building unusually early in the season, suggesting that this particular winter might be a doozy. Why is this important? Because the article is written in 1853, about 75 years before beaver were “introduced” in the Sierras and Placerville is about 2200 feel elevation.
Talk about a kid in a candy shop. Check out this site if you have some time to kill. I know what I’ll be doing this weekend…
Our own FROgard Butler will have a one woman show tomorrow at the Walnut Creek Library. Stop by and see what she does with her time when she’s not busy making tails and singing the beaver song. There are a 100 nonprofits in the Bay Area that wish they could have FRO’s friendship and creative force, I see their eyes glisten wistfully when they stroll by our booth at Earth day or the Flyway Festival. They all want her. But they can’t have her. Beavers got their first.
