Movie Night - Leave It To Beavers

Leave It To Beavers, PBS Documentary. | Photo from PBS

Join Lower Nehalem Watershed Council and Lower Nehalem Community Trust for Movie Night in the barn at Alder Creek Farm  (35955 Underhill Lane in Nehalem). Settle in for a fun and educational evening. (No dogs allowed.)

“Leave it to Beavers” is an hour-long PBS documentary examining beavers in a new light. A growing number of scientists and conservationists have come to regard beavers as overlooked tools when it comes to reversing the effects of global warming and world-wide water shortages. Once valued for their fur or hunted as pests, these industrious rodents are seen in a new light through the eyes of this novel assembly of beaver enthusiasts and “employers” who reveal the ways in which the presence of beavers can transform and revive landscapes. Using their skills as natural builders and brilliant hydro-engineers, beavers are being recruited to accomplish everything from finding water in a bone-dry desert to recharging water tables and coaxing life back into damaged lands.

The film is suitable for all ages. It contains heart-warming stories about how people have helped beavers re-establish themselves in habitats once decimated by human activities. Bring a camp chair and settle in to learn about these fascinating animals.

This event is part of the month-long Beaver Tales Art Exhibit and Events sponsoredby the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council and The Wetlands Conservancy.