Photo courtesy of SOCAN
From our partners at Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN)
You may know beavers as our state animal and the Oregon State University emblem, but beavers are also incredibly valuable components of our natural and managed ecosystems. This is becoming especially evident as climate change compromises water supplies across the landscape. Unfortunately, beavers can also become a menace for some forest and agricultural operations. As a result, they have become the subject of meaningful legislation over the last two sessions in Salem, firstly to provide them some protection and secondly to help landowners learn how to coexist with them.
During SOCAN’s March open public meeting on Tuesday, March 26, Jakob Shockey, Founder and Executive Director of Project Beaver, will deliver a presentation on beavers followed by a discussion about how they build habitat resilience and water security in the face of climate change. Shockey will round out the discussion with information on the challenges beaver face and ways we can help.
The program is free and open to the public. It will run from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Medford Public Library, 205 S. Central Avenue, Medford.
Questions? Contact Alan Journet: al**@**can.eco
Beavers are my personal animal 🦫