Beaver Creek Tour

 On August 19th, Oregon Coastal Region Manager Dennis Comfort, gave us SWIFTY members at kayak tour of Beaver Creek.  His office is at Beaver Creek, and he has been working with us to finance and advise our nest box installations there.  Even though I've paddled this creek numerous times, Dennis shared his wealth of knowledge about the plants, animals, and history of this ecologically important wetland.

That's Wally on the left and Dennis up ahead. Jim was behind me, and Marty met us back at the launch area. 

Wally, Jim, and Dennis.  We learned about beaver signs, and extermination efforts to get rid of invasive and destructive nutria.  We hope to get support in the coming year from Dennis and Oregon State Parks to establish a nesting colony of purple martins at Beaver Creek.