Lincoln Park Beaver Meet and Greet

Hi everyone!, there is a meet and greet scheduled by the crafty Lincoln Park Beaver on Facebook, for this Sunday March 14, 2010 from 2pm to 5pm at the Basil Leaf Cafe, 2465 North Clark Street in Lincoln Park Chicago! To quote the facebook invite: "Come meet other friends and fans of the Lincoln Park Beaver at the Basil Leaf Cafe as we discuss beaver management strategies and the ecological benefits of beavers. Afterward, we will tour the North Pond and visit the beaver lodge." This is a great opportunity to network face to face and figure out ways to help our furry aquatic friend.

Bully In The Hallway supports The Lincoln Park Beaver

Hi everyone! New update:

Chicago's very own local band Bully In The Hallway gives their support of the Lincoln Park Beaver in a video on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOMC4x6Yqw0



Also I was in the park the other day and noticed that trees had been wrapped with wire to protect them from the beavers chomping. I don't know if this is the result of action by the North Pond Conservation Council, or by individuals, but it seems to be a positive step nonetheless, because it is a very simple step to protect specific trees.

Also! a new beaver lodge has appeared on the north portion of the pond,:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_Park_North_Pond_Beaver_Lodge_Dec_4,_2009.jpg

Two lodges in one pond! Perhaps the beaver is getting into the real estate business?

The Lincoln Park Beaver, and the Reason for this Blog

Hi everybody! I'm starting this blog in order to inform everyone that a Beaver has made it's home in the middle of Chicago! "What? That's crazy, you must be talking about a rat or something, they get that big in Chicago." No really! There's a real-life Beaver that has made a home in the North Pond in Lincoln Park! It has built a lodge made out of branches and fur, and it goes about the pond doing Beaverly things like eat wood, and move bits of wood about and cut down a few trees here and there. It showed up all by itself likely following the banks of Lake Michigan until it found the North Pond, an inner city wildlife sanctuary in Lincoln Park. Lots of animals are in the park because it has been painstakingly restored to a state of native vegetation by the North Pond Conservation Council (http://www.northpond.org/northpond/index.html). This vegetative state (not like when you watch TV) is home to turtles, fish, squirrels and chipmunks, 150+ species of birds, many insects, and of course, a Beaver! This blog is devoted to the cause of letting the Beaver stay in its adopted home, because Chicago is big enough and wealthy enough to spare a few bits of wood and put up a few wire mesh guards to let this indigenous furry rodent with a flat tail and orange teeth be itself. I hope you feel the same way I do! Stay posted for more updates about the Lincoln Park Beaver.

The Lincoln Park Beaver