Questions for Eager by Ben Goldfarb Where did successful beaver restoration find the political will? Ben points to large ranchers who have a personal stake, beaver believers, and peoples of the beaver- Is there a role for government? picture from the Martinez Tribune https://martineztribune.com/2016/05/20/news-in-brief-beavers-return-to-alhambra-creek/ Some California watersheds host less than 1000 beavers than when trappers pursued them to oblivion. Is it relevant to ask what should the CA beaver population be? Grazing pressure, trophic cascades, keystone species, violent ranchers, weaponized science, restoration business were all in Feral. How are the two book similar and dissimilar? What is the cost of reducing beaver populations? What kind of green new deal jobs were outlined for beaver restoration? Is benign neglect a policy? Is enlightened stewardship a program? Why are beavers known as hydrologic swiss army knives? How do we address the fa...