Front to back left, Ryan Beevers, 9, Abel Blaisdell, 9, Ellie Linville, 7, and Adrien Linville, build beaver dams with sand, rock, willow trees and water with the help of volunteer Laurn Kramer on Saturday during Give a Dam Beaver Festival at Rotary Park. Several different organizations participated in the first annual event highlighting the benefits of beavers and the work being done to maintain and restore watersheds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Front to back left, Ryan Beevers, 9, Abel Blaisdell, 9, Ellie Linville, 7, and Adrien Linville, build beaver dams with sand, rock, willow trees and water with the help of volunteer Laurn Kramer on Saturday during Give a Dam Beaver Festival at Rotary Park. Several different organizations participated in the first annual event highlighting the benefits of beavers and the work being done to maintain and restore watersheds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Attendees at the Give a Dam Beaver Festival on Saturday at Rotary Park participate in beaver theater explaining the history of beavers in America and how important they are to the ecosystem. Several different organizations participated in the first annual event highlighting the benefits of beavers and the work being done to maintain and restore watersheds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Attendees at the Give a Dam Beaver Festival on Saturday at Rotary Park participate in beaver theater explaining the history of beavers in America and how important they are to the ecosystem. Several different organizations participated in the first annual event highlighting the benefits of beavers and the work being done to maintain and restore watersheds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Attendees at the Give a Dam Beaver Festival on Saturday at Rotary Park participate in beaver theater explaining the history of beavers in America and how important they are to the ecosystem. Several different organizations participated in the first annual event highlighting the benefits of beavers and the work being done to maintain and restore watersheds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Attendees at the Give a Dam Beaver Festival on Saturday at Rotary Park participate in beaver theater explaining the history of beavers in America and how important they are to the ecosystem. Several different organizations participated in the first annual event highlighting the benefits of beavers and the work being done to maintain and restore watersheds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
A beaver hut was constructed on Saturday during Give a Dam Beaver Festival at Rotary Park. Several different organizations participated in the first annual event highlighting the benefits of beavers and the work being done to maintain and restore watersheds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A beaver hut was constructed on Saturday during Give a Dam Beaver Festival at Rotary Park. Several different organizations participated in the first annual event highlighting the benefits of beavers and the work being done to maintain and restore watersheds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride