A megafire is a fire that burns more than 100,000 acres. From wikipedia, these fires form pyrocumulus and pyro cumulonimbus, clouds which are also named “fire-breathing dragons”. These are clouds that rain down fire, lightning, hail and sometimes even tornadoes, further spreading the megafire. These are fires that create their own weather. Dr. Emily Fairfax has been studying […]
10 Data Driven Facts on Beavers, BDAs and Climate Change Mitigation
by Cooper Lienhart Carbon sequestration – Beaver and BDA restored rivers and streams connected to the floodplain hold significantly more carbon than degraded rivers and streams, as well as grasslands. Active beaver complexes hold on average 10-30 times more carbon than grasslands. Biodiversity – Beaver and BDA restored rivers and streams support increased biodiversity and […]
Beaver Restoration Project Proposal Passed
SACRAMENTO (June 27, 2022) – At the urging of more than 100 conservation, agricultural, business, and tribal partners – with advocacy led by Occidental Arts & Ecology Center’s (OAEC) WATER (Watershed Advocacy Training Education & Research) Institute – by June 30th Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to launch a new Beaver Restoration Program at the California […]
SLO County Citizen Science Beaver Survey
Come join the fun and contribute to beaver science while you do it! We will be walking the rivers and creeks in the County gathering beaver data with iNaturalist. You just need iNaturalist downloaded on your Smart device. We will give a short educational intro on what to look for and then we’ll all head […]
Governor Newsom’s Beaver Restoration Proposal
This is great news for our watersheds! Not only has Governor Newsom submitted a Beaver Restoration Program, but it is a program proposed to be run by CDFW, the very folks who issue depredation permits for beavers. Read some of these excerpts from his proposal: “To be successful in our efforts to protect biodiversity, the Department must take […]
California Process-Based Restoration Network
We are excited to announce the initiation of the California Process-based Restoration (Cal PBR) Network and invite you to participate and spread the word. The goals of the Cal PBR Network are to promote process-based (aka, beaver-based, ecological, low-tech, nature-based) restoration approaches to increase the capacity of degraded river and stream ecosystems to retain water, […]