beavers...

[neko]

i'm well aware that this thread may go off in another direction than it was originally intended.

 

was riding home yesterday along a river and i saw two big beavers sitting on the opposite bank just staring at the water.

 

it has rained quite a bit the last couple of days and the water was really moving. they had a look on their faces like "fuck, we left the door to the dam open". they looked a bit sad and worn out, but also kind of cool.

 

i like beavers.

 

[Guest TK-421]

Sorry, couldn't get past the second line without giggling.

[neko]

interesting facts about beavers...

 

1.) Water is music to beaver ears

 

Or at least, music they can’t stand. The sound of running water is a beaver’s main motivator in building a dam. A scientist once performed a study where they placed speakers beside a beaver dam that were continually playing the sound of running water. The beavers built up their dams by the speaker until it effectively was silenced. The noise drives them mad.

 

2.) Dams

 

We all know beavers love their dams. In fact, by building their dams and changing river flows, they are change the world more than any other creature besides man. They’re quite good architects and take water flow into consideration when building, using straight dams on trickling waters and curved dams in raging rapids. They use these dams as protection from predators and as shelter throughout the winter. If a predator destroys part of the dam, it will be fixed overnight.

 

Also just like men, they won’t stop building until the job is done -resulting in some massively huge dams being built along large rivers. The largest beaver dam was over 2,750 feet long. These dams are the only animal-created structures that can be seen from space.

 

3.) They’re Our Only Hope and They’re Terrible Pests

 

Beavers have an interesting role in the environment. Their dams trap sediments in the water, turning rushing rivers into peaceful wetlands. When the dams break, the sediment stays and rich meadows are formed. Some scientists claim beavers can help prevent drought and that they are our only chance and maintaining our precious wetlands. Source

 

On the other hand, beavers are notoriously destructive. They cause $100 million in property damage yearly and their re-working of river currents can cause massive floods on our nation’s farms. They have been known to destroy whole forests and one beaver couple almost took out a world-famous cherry tree forest in Washington D.C.

 

4.) My, What Nice Sex Organs You Have

 

Beaver sex organs have been used for traditional medicines for centuries. Their testicles and vaginal follicles can actually help with a few conditions, but mostly because the sailicin from the willow trees they eat turns into an aspirin-like salicylic acid with anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties. These same naughty beaver parts are still used in perfume production, you may have some beaver residue on you right now- particularly if you’re wearing any of these brands: Emeraude, Coty Chanel Cuir de Russie, Magie Noire, Lancôme Caractère, Hechter Madame, Carven, Givenchy III or Shalimar.

[neko]

5.) Canada Loves Them…But Almost Killed Them All

 

Beaver is the Canadian national animal and is depicted on the Canadian five cent piece and their first pictorial stamp issued in 1849. The beavers were highly loved in part due to their fur, which was widely sought after up until the mid-19th century. It was so widely adored that the animal was almost hunted to extinction in Canada. If the fur trade hadn’t stopped when it did, the Canadian national animal might be little more than a memory to its residents.

 

 

[neko]

 

[melons]

Sorry, couldn't get past the second line without giggling.

 

not half, riding and 2 beavers on the same sentence on the GF. Class.

 

have some disney beaver love...

 

Edited March 30, 2010 by melons

[neko]

not half, riding and 2 beaves on the same sentence on the GF. Class.

 

have some disney beaver love...

 

you two disgust me.

[neko]

pet baby beavers...?

 

 

[neko]

beautiful beaver.

 

[neko]

[neko]

the legendary grey owl and beaver in canoe.

 

[neko]

sir david attenborough is fascinated by beavers...

 

[YOUTUBE]kZVbKwDmr-o[/YOUTUBE]

[neko]

classic public service announcement about canadian wildlife.

 

there was a whole series of these back in the 70's - that whistling tune was always the same.

 

[YOUTUBE]H-aoWSpFor0[/YOUTUBE]

[Guest TesticleOReilly]

[YOUTUBE]zhyCL-ELRxg[/YOUTUBE]

[Mel Wood]

[YOUTUBE]aYDfwUJzYQg[/YOUTUBE]

[neko]

de haviland beaver - my brother does work for them on beaver sales.

 

[Kevin D]

Too easy.

[neko]

Too easy.

 

no, it's a hard job - selling beavers isn't easy in this economy.

[Bogman]

[Bogman]

[Bogman]

[Trumo]

4.) My, What Nice Sex Organs You Have

 

Beaver sex organs have been used for traditional medicines for centuries. Their testicles and vaginal follicles can actually help with a few conditions, but mostly because the sailicin from the willow trees they eat turns into an aspirin-like salicylic acid with anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties. These same naughty beaver parts are still used in perfume production, you may have some beaver residue on you right now- particularly if you’re wearing any of these brands: Emeraude, Coty Chanel Cuir de Russie, Magie Noire, Lancôme Caractère, Hechter Madame, Carven, Givenchy III or Shalimar.

 

 

If you use the following brands/fragrances, you stand a better than average chance of being covered in beaver residue: Hugo, Boss, Issey Miyake, Paco Rabanne, Calvin Klein, Cool Water, Old Spice and Brut 33.

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[melons]

This thread needs this complaint letter.

 

Mr. Ryan DeVries

SUBJECT: DEQ File No. 97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20;

 

Site Location: Montcalm County

 

Dear Mr. DeVries:

 

It has come to the attention of the Department of Environmental Quality

that there has been recent unauthorized activity on the above referenced

parcel of property. You have been certified as the legal landowner

and/or contractor who did the following unauthorized activity:

 

Construction and maintenance of two wood debris dams across the outlet

stream of Spring Pond.

 

A permit must be issued prior to the start of this type of activity. A

review of the Department’s files shows that no permits have been issued.

 

Therefore, the Department has determined that this activity is in

violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource

and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994,

being sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Michigan Compiled Laws

annotated.

 

The Department has been informed that one or both of the dams partially

failed during a recent rain event, causing debris and flooding at

downstream locations. We find that dams of this nature are inherently

hazardous and cannot be permitted.

 

The Department therefore orders you to cease and desist all activities

at this location, and to restore the stream to a free-flow condition by

removing all wood and brush forming the dams from the stream channel.

All restoration work shall be completed no later than January 31, 2002.

 

Please notify this office when the restoration has been completed so

that a follow-up site inspection may be scheduled by our staff. Failure

to comply with this request or any further unauthorized activity on the

site may result in this case being referred for elevated enforcement

action.

 

We anticipate and would appreciate your full cooperation in this matter.

Please feel free to contact me at this office if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

David L. Price

District Representative

Land and Water Management Division

 

 

 

RESPONSE:

Dear Mr. Price,

 

Re: DEQ File No. 97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20;

Montcalm County

 

Reference your certified letter dated 12/17/2000 has been referred to me

to respond to. First of all, Mr. Ryan De Vries is not the legal

landowner and/or contractor.

 

I am the legal owner and a couple of beavers are in the (State

unauthorized) process of constructing and maintaining two wood “debris”

dams across the outlet stream of my Spring Pond.

 

While I did not pay for, authorize, nor supervise their dam project, I

think they would be highly offended that you call their skillful use of

natural building materials “debris.” I would like to challenge your

department to attempt to emulate their dam project any time and/or any

place you choose. I believe I can safely state there is no way you could

ever match their dam skills, their dam resourcefulness, their dam

ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam determination and/or their

dam work ethic.

 

As to your request, I do not think the beavers are aware that they must

first fill out a dam permit prior to the start of this type of dam

activity. My first dam question to you is:

(1) Are you trying to discriminate against my Spring Pond Beavers? or,

(2) do you require all beavers throughout this State to conform to said

dam request?

 

The Department’s dam concern that either one or both of the dams failed

during a recent rain event causing flooding is proof that this is a

natural occurrence, which the Department is required to protect. In

other words, we should leave the Spring Pond Beavers alone rather than

harrass them and call their dam names. If you want the stream “restored”

to a dam free-flow condition – please contact the beavers – but if you

are going to arrest them they obviously did not pay any attention to

your dam letter (being unable to read English).

 

In my humble opinion, the Spring Pond Beavers have a right to build

their unauthorized dams as long as the sky is blue, the grass is green

and water flows downstream. They have more dam right than I do to live

and enjoy Spring Pond. If the Department of Natural Resources and

Environmental Protection lives up to its name, it should protect the

natural resources

(Beavers) and the environment (Beavers’ Dams).

 

In conclusion, I would like to bring to your attention a real

environmental quality (health) problem in the area. It is the bears.

Bears are actually defecating in our woods. I definitely believe you

should be persecuting the defecating bears and leave the beavers alone.

 

If you are going to investigate the beaver dam, watch your step! (The

bears are not careful where they dump!)

 

Being unable to comply with your dam request, and being unable to

contact you on your answering machine, I am sending this response to

your office via another government organization – the USPS. Maybe,

someday, it will get there.

 

Sincerely,

Stephen L. T

 

[stringvest]

If you use the following brands/fragrances, you stand a better than average chance of being covered in beaver residue: Hugo, Boss, Issey Miyake, Paco Rabanne, Calvin Klein, Cool Water, Old Spice and Brut 33.

 

Shhhh...... I smell beaver....

 

Funnily enough, some chums of mine opened a couple of bars called Beavers in the Surrey badlands.