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BeaverCon 2026 Recap
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 scientist here in Minneapolis.” I told her that I did…
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 (Wildlife Biologist) The idea that rivers are not just physical…
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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 our survey of the Upper Salinas River, surveying from the…
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 Portland, Oregon, at the end of the summer—and while I’m…
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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 reporting situations where trout populations might require intervention, such as excessive drying…
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 an exciting time, spent waiting in anticipation for when the…