I am still working on the activity for next year’s festival. unfortunately now without a graphics program, But I can say with all sincerity that every single thing I am learning about pollinators is blowing my mind.
Just take today’s fact about the Western Tiger Swallowtails. I think everyone’s heard about the twirly random way they fly being due to following smells not sights. but I bet you didn’t know how they find out if they landed on the right flower.
They taste it with their FEET.
FROM CDFW
Meet Butte County’s newest landscape architects!
The CDFW Beaver team and Butte County Resource Conservation District recently rescued and relocated beavers to suitable habitat, giving these hardworking ecological engineers a change of scenery so they could positively change the landscape of this meadow. This is the first time beavers have been released on a CDFW property!
By building dams and creating ponds, beavers help restore wetlands, improve water storage, slow water flow and create improved habitat for fish, birds and other wildlife. Their construction projects can also promote more resilient ecosystems.
By helping beavers return to places they can thrive, CDFW and its partners are working to support the many ecological benefits these remarkable animals can provide.
Silicon Valley is ostensibly pleased about their beaver population. I often receive excited emails when there is a sighting. But lately they are more concerned with the salmon. Steve Holmes is a good guy doing the lords work for Alameda Creeks but apparently no one told him to be very careful about expressing beaver concerns to the media. They like nothing better to report on the problems beavers cause. Trust me, I know. This is ALL over my news feed this morning:
