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Leave it to beavers to be ecology teachers

The Lands Council's efforts to relocate beavers have received bipartisan support from the Washington Legislature. The only areas of concern have been some landowners and communication between some agencies. (Courtesy The Lands Council)
The Lands Council's efforts to relocate beavers have received bipartisan support from the Washington Legislature. The only areas of concern have been some landowners and communication between some agencies. (Courtesy The Lands Council)

ENVIRONMENT – "Picnic with the Beavers," a hands-on environmental field learning day, complete with beavers and geared to families, is set for next Sunday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Liberty Lake State Park.

The event is coordinated by The Lands Council.

Read an S-R story about one local effort to put beavers to work on the region's landscape.

Sign up for the Picnic with the Beavers: (509) 209-2851.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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