T
h
e
B
e
a
v
e
r M
a
n
T
h
i
s w
a
nd
e
r
i
n
g m
a
n o
f t
h
e No
r
t
h O
r
e
go
n
Co
a
s
t h
a
s m
ad
e
i
t h
i
s p
e
r
so
n
a
l m
i
s
s
io
n to
ad
vo
c
a
t
e fo
r t
h
e p
ro
t
e
c
t
io
n o
f b
e
a
v
e
r
s
H
e pu
l
l
ed h
i
s p
i
ckup
t
ru
ck n
ex
t to m
in
e in
th
e g
r
av
e
l
ed lo
t o
f a
S
e
a
s
id
e p
a
rk ov
e
r
-
look
ing an e
s
tu
a
ry
.
Th
e t
ru
ck w
a
s r
ed and
g
r
e
en
, d
en
t
ed and an
-
c
i
en
t
: a Fo
rd f
rom th
e
Fo
rd Adm
in
i
s
t
r
a
t
ion
.
Th
e n
e
a
t
ly p
a
in
t
ed wh
i
t
e l
e
t
t
e
r
ing on
th
e t
ru
ck r
e
ad
: SAVE THE BEAVERS
.
YOU NEED THEM
. THEY NEED YOU
.
I in
s
t
an
t
ly r
e
cogn
i
z
ed th
i
s w
a
sn
’
t abou
t b
ig
t
im
e co
l
l
eg
e foo
tb
a
l
l
, and fo
r th
a
t I w
a
s
th
ank
fu
l
. I w
a
s a
l
so th
ank
fu
l b
e
c
au
s
e I l
iv
e
fo
r th
e
s
e r
andom en
coun
t
e
r
s w
i
th p
eop
l
e
.
Y
ou know w
an
t I wh
a
t my ep
i
t
aph to r
e
ad
?
“H
e wou
ld h
av
e r
a
th
e
r b
e
en d
e
ad th
an in
-
cu
r
iou
s
.
”
A conv
e
r
s
a
t
ion w
i
th th
i
s m
an w
a
s im
-
p
e
r
a
t
iv
e
. How cou
ld i
t no
t b
e
? I w
ro
t
e
som
e
th
ing c
a
l
l
ed th
e B
e
av
e
r S
t
a
t
e T
r
i
logy
and th
e n
ew logo fo
r my pub
l
i
sh
ing com
-
p
any i
s a bu
ck
too
th
ed b
e
av
e
r ho
ld
ing a
m
i
c
rophon
e l
ik
e som
e fu
r
ry b
e
a
tn
ik po
e
t
. I
lov
e in
fo
rm
ing p
eop
l
e th
a
t O
r
egon h
a
s th
e
Jame
s r
i
f
fed w
i
th the mo
s
t in
te
re
s
t
-
ing and unconven
t
iona
l g
ramma
r
, and I
though
t i
t the mo
s
t beau
t
i
fu
l s
t
ream
-o
f
-
con
sc
iou
s speech
i
fy
ing I
’d hea
rd in yea
r
s
.
Who ca
re
s i
f i
t wa
s a
lmo
s
t impo
s
s
ib
le to
quo
te h
im p
rope
r
ly? Beave
r
s don
’
t ca
re
abou
t conven
t
iona
l g
ramma
r o
r p
rope
r
quo
t
ing
! They ju
s
t wan
t to be le
f
t a
lone
,
ea
t wood
, bu
i
ld dam
s
, c
rea
te ma
r
she
s and
sa
lmon rea
r
ing hab
i
ta
t
, and p
lay the
i
r an
-
ted
i
luv
ian ro
le in the eco
logy o
f hea
l
thy
wa
te
r
shed
s
. Jame
s unde
r
s
tood th
i
s pe
r
-
fec
t
ly and wan
ted to educa
te o
the
r
s abou
t
the bene
f
i
t
s o
f th
i
s ma
l
igned an
ima
l tha
t
wa
s once nea
r
ly hun
ted to ex
t
inc
t
ion be
-
cau
se o
f a fa
sh
ion t
rend
.
Th
i
s c
ru
s
ad
e b
eg
an a y
e
a
r ago a
f
t
e
r
S
t
o
r
y a
n
d p
h
o
t
o b
y M
A
T
T L
O
V
E
ang
e
l
s to
ld h
im to t
ak
e c
a
r
e o
f an
im
a
l
s
.
“
I
’v
e known fo
r y
e
a
r
s abou
t b
e
av
e
r
s
,
” s
a
id
J
am
e
s
, “
and i
t w
a
s t
im
e to
s
t
a
r
t do
ing som
e
th
ing fo
r
th
em
. I h
ad to
.
”
Jame
s scou
t
s the lo
-
ca
l c
reek
s
, we
t
land
s and
r
ive
r
s fo
r s
ign
s o
f beave
r
ac
t
iv
i
ty and a
l
so imag
-
ine
s the
i
r re
tu
rn to p
lace
s
whe
re they a
re needed to
re
s
to
re damaged wa
te
r
-
shed
s
. He
’
s documen
t
ing
beave
r
s and beave
r dam
s
in some way tha
t doe
sn
’
t
invo
lve conven
t
iona
l sc
i
-
en
t
i
f
ic documen
ta
t
ion
. He
’
s seek
ing
, f
ind
-
ing
, ob
se
rv
ing
, and rhap
sod
iz
ing
. Jame
s i
s
a “na
tu
ra
l
i
s
t” o
f the ve
ry o
ld schoo
l
.
A
t one po
in
t in ou
r conve
r
sa
t
ion
, Jame
s
b
roke ou
t a l
i
t
t
le book w
i
th a co
rk
-
l
ike
cove
r
. “
I
t
’
s my Beave
r Book
,” he sa
id
,
hand
ing i
t to me
. He to
ld me he
’
s co
l
lec
t
-
ing name
s
, te
lephone numbe
r
s and ema
i
l
add
re
s
se
s o
f peop
le who w
i
l
l go to W
a
sh
-
a go
ld
en b
e
av
e
r i
s on th
a
t o
th
e
r s
id
e
. I on
c
e
w
a
t
ch
ed a b
e
av
e
r bu
i
ld a d
am in a r
emo
t
e
c
r
e
ek w
ay up in a co
a
s
t
a
l w
a
t
e
r
sh
ed
. I
t w
a
s
p
rob
ab
ly th
e b
e
s
t s
i
l
en
t hou
r I
’v
e ev
e
r sp
en
t
in th
e wood
s
. I th
ink I m
ay h
av
e d
e
r
iv
ed my
en
t
i
r
e wo
rk e
th
i
c fo
r c
r
e
a
t
ing a w
r
i
t
ing l
i
f
e
f
rom th
a
t t
r
an
s
c
end
en
t exp
e
r
i
en
c
e
.
I a
sk
ed i
f I cou
ld t
ak
e a pho
tog
r
aph o
f
h
im s
t
and
ing by th
e t
ru
ck
.
“Su
r
e you c
an b
ro
th
e
r
!
” h
e s
a
id
. “
I
t
’
s a
l
l
fo
r th
e b
e
av
e
r
s and g
e
t
t
ing th
e wo
rd ou
t
!
”
Th
e wo
rd
?
W
e s
t
a
r
t
ed t
a
lk
ing
. F
iv
e m
inu
t
e
s in
to ou
r
conv
e
r
s
a
t
ion
, I kn
ew I h
ad m
e
t th
e wo
r
ld
’
s
mo
s
t p
a
s
s
ion
a
t
e sp
i
r
i
tu
a
l advo
c
a
t
e fo
r b
e
a
-
v
e
r
s and w
a
lk
ed in
to on
e o
f th
e b
e
s
t O
r
egon
s
to
r
i
e
s o
f my l
i
f
e
.
H
i
s n
am
e w
a
s J
am
e
s Mu
rphy and h
e
own
ed a romp
ing t
an l
ab n
am
ed M
a
r
l
ey
. H
e
h
ad a hou
s
e in ou
t
e
r sou
th
e
a
s
t Po
r
t
l
and bu
t
h
a
t
ed Po
r
t
l
and now and r
a
r
e
ly w
en
t b
a
ck
.
H
e w
a
s a w
and
e
r
ing m
an o
f th
e No
r
th O
r
e
-
gon Co
a
s
t now
, ev
ang
e
l
i
z
ing fo
r th
e p
ro
t
e
c
-
J
am
e
s M
u
r
p
h
y
i
s a p
a
s
s
i
o
n
a
t
e a
d
v
o
c
a
t
e
f
o
r
t
h
e p
r
o
t
e
c
t
i
o
n o
f b
e
a
v
e
r
s
.
t
ion o
f b
e
av
e
r
s
.
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s
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C
o
a
s
t
a
l
L
i
f
e
ing
ton D
.C
. and lobby fo
r the p
ro
tec
t
ion
o
f beave
r
s
. I happ
i
ly s
igned i
t and p
rov
id
-
ed my con
tac
t in
fo
rma
-
t
ion
. I wa
s su
rp
r
i
sed by
how many name
s we
re
in the
re
. He
’
s been
, we
l
l
,
bu
sy a
s a beave
r
, and peo
-
p
le a
re re
spond
ing
.
J
am
e
s exp
lod
ed in
to a
sm
i
l
e wh
en I a
sk
ed i
f i
t
wou
ld b
e ok
ay to w
r
i
t
e up
h
i
s s
to
ry and h
e
lp sp
r
e
ad
th
e wo
rd
. Th
e W
o
rd
.
“Y
e
s b
ro
th
e
r
!
” h
e s
a
id
.
“Y
e
s
. Do wh
a
t
ev
e
r you
c
an
!
”
“
I
’m c
a
l
l
ing you th
e B
e
av
e
r M
an
,
” I
s
a
id
.
“Y
e
s I am
!
”
‘
I
’
v
e k
n
ow
n
f
o
r
y
e
a
r
s
a
b
o
u
t b
e
a
v
e
r
s
, a
n
d
i
t w
a
s
t
im
e
t
o
s
t
a
r
t
d
o
i
n
g
s
om
e
t
h
i
n
g
f
o
r
t
h
em
.
I h
a
d
t
o
.
’
Ma
t
t Lo
v
e
l
iv
e
s
in A
s
to
r
ia and
i
s th
e au
tho
r
/
ed
i
to
r o
f 1
4 book
s abou
t O
r
egon
,
in
c
lud
ing
“A N
i
c
e P
i
e
c
e o
f A
s
to
r
ia
: A Na
r
ra
t
iv
e Gu
id
e
.
”
Th
e
y a
r
e ava
i
lab
l
e a
t coa
s
ta
l book
s
to
r
e
s
and th
rough www
.n
e
s
tu
c
ca
sp
i
tp
r
e
s
s
.
com