http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/30/beavers-staging-a-comeback/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/30/beavers-staging-a-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-1059015 Joey O'Neill Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:13:37 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4872#comment-1059015 Yes. I remember being especially interested in beavers at high school. Yes. I remember being especially interested in beavers at high school.

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/30/beavers-staging-a-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-1058955 Suzanne Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:48:24 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4872#comment-1058955 Beavers are the best! They are my spouse's school mascot and mine is a lumberjack. That just further proves we were meant for each other! We collect beaver items and watch for evidence of them at our local parks and wildlife areas. They truly are an unappreciated animal that does much to keep the forest in balance. Beavers are the best! They are my spouse’s school mascot and mine is a lumberjack. That just further proves we were meant for each other! We collect beaver items and watch for evidence of them at our local parks and wildlife areas. They truly are an unappreciated animal that does much to keep the forest in balance.

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/30/beavers-staging-a-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-1058950 JD Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:52:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4872#comment-1058950 The noted naturalist Grey Owl lived in Saskatchewan’s Prince Albert National Park during the 1930's and worked for the Dominion Park Service. He was one of the first true promoters of natural conservation. He wrote books and produced films. He was much revered by the public because he was an Indian. In fact Grey Owl was not a Cree as he often claimed. His real name was Archibald Stansfeld Belaney and he was born in Hastings, England. As a boy, he fantasized of a different way of life, one far from his urban existence in England. In 1906, he immigrated to Canada. At first he lived in Northern Ontario as a trapper. But after meeting Gertrude Bernard he gave up trapping beaver and became their most ardent supporter. Most famously he lived one year with a beaver family – allowing them to “nest” in his cabin. The guy must have been committed – live beavers smell horrible, like rancid fat. His cabin is now a National Historic Site and you can still smell the stench. For some reason tourists from Japan flock to visit the site. The noted naturalist Grey Owl lived in Saskatchewan’s Prince Albert National Park during the 1930′s and worked for the Dominion Park Service. He was one of the first true promoters of natural conservation. He wrote books and produced films. He was much revered by the public because he was an Indian. In fact Grey Owl was not a Cree as he often claimed. His real name was Archibald Stansfeld Belaney and he was born in Hastings, England. As a boy, he fantasized of a different way of life, one far from his urban existence in England. In 1906, he immigrated to Canada. At first he lived in Northern Ontario as a trapper. But after meeting Gertrude Bernard he gave up trapping beaver and became their most ardent supporter. Most famously he lived one year with a beaver family – allowing them to “nest” in his cabin. The guy must have been committed – live beavers smell horrible, like rancid fat. His cabin is now a National Historic Site and you can still smell the stench. For some reason tourists from Japan flock to visit the site.

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