by Audrey Taub As soon as I arrived in Minneapolis, a stranger at the airport asked about my beaver sticker. She said, “You know, we have our very own beaver […]
Reconnecting with the River: 2026 Salinas River Celebration
By Taylor Cockrell “Indigenous river cultures have long understood what modern society often forgets: rivers are not just bodies of water—they are living ancestors, storytellers, and sacred companions,” -Goran Šafarek […]
2026 Salinas River Surveys
By Audrey Taub The fall has always been my favorite season but now there is another reason why I love the fall: our river surveys. Starting in September, we began […]
Raine’s goodbye letter: dispersing to a new river
By Raine, Watershed Outreach & Education Coordinator As I reach my last month working for the SLO Beaver Brigade, lots of reflections are coming up. I’m planning to move to […]
New: report your steelhead sightings!
Calling all community scientists! This just in from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has created a new method for reporting Rainbow Trout/steelhead observations and for […]
How a beaver dam transforms the river
By Raine, Watershed Outreach & Education Coordinator Our staff and volunteers have been busy keeping an eye on the beavers to see what they’ve been up to. Spring is such […]