The Community Library, in partnership with Seventh Generation Institute, is excited to bring a free screening of the Institute’s film “Rethinking Beaver: old nuisance or new partner?” to the Wood River Valley.
Through unscripted interviews with ranchers and others, this film will explore in-depth the real-life pros and cons of using of beaver as a tool to restore streams, adapt to climate change, improve fish and wildlife habitat, repair erosion and increase forage on ranches and other large land areas in the West. Featured in the film are Brian Bean of Carey ID, Chris Black of Mountain Home ID, Lew Pence of Gooding ID, Jon Griggs of Elko NV, Julia Davis-Stafford, Cimarron NM, Michael Bain of Ocata NM, and Christa and David Franklin of Guadalupita NM.