http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:27:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1930 Did you see our nice article in the Gazette? Apparently beaver art is officially launched! Monday's school board meeting will start with a short presentation on the mural by EBAG artists FRO and Randy. Hopefully we'll generate more interest in the beavers - their impact on the habitat and the ... http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1929 So last night our intrepid beavers were rooting around for something interesting to eat that wasn't on the menu ("Aw, dad! Willow again??) For some reason they were fascinated by the far bank at the corner between the sheetpile and the dam. One, two, even three kits at a time ... http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1928 I spent the weekend (no, really!) working  on this tribute to the patriarch of our Martinez Beavers. He's the kind of worker who finishes what he starts and takes on more than his fair share. I have never seen Dad waste effort or do anything that didn't make solid sense. ... http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1927 I In simple terms, carrying capacity is the number of individual species an environment can support without significant negative impacts to other living things and/or the environment. When it happens, and we as people get to make the judgments, Todd types suggest “decreases” to put everything back ... http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1925 Beavers: Written By Deborah Hodge Illustrated by Pat Stephens For the last week the arrival of beavers seems to be from downstream rather than upstream. We are used to seeing the kits come out from the upstream lodge and make their way to explore their world and the dam. We even ... http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1924 Don't worry. Baby beavers weren't on the menu. But carp, minnows, perch and crayfish beware! There's an otter in town. Two at least, because Moses filmed a huge one just a few days ago and now look! This was a little fella, long and sleek and fast. Cheryl and Jon dashed ... http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1923 Children's Mural Available for Display Worth A Dam is proud to present the children’s Mural for Alhambra Creek. This colorful and engaging diptych piece was created by a hundred young artists at Beaver Festival III in downtown Martinez and is now available for loaned display. FROgard, of ... http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1922 Saw an adult crest the dam tonight with a baby in tow that looked SO like Dad. See for yourself. Craggy face/lots of coloration, wild mane behind ears. Also saw a kit MUDDING the dam and reaching up for his own willow branches. Adorable footage to follow. Great night! http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1921 I stumbled across this beautiful bit of beaver writing by Kathleen Kudlinski for the New Haven Register in CT the other day and thought you would enjoy it too. I was going to just post excepts to whet your appetite, but its so delightful I decided to post the whole ... http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/?p=1920