Welcome back to the Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife Podcast. I’m Matt Perry, President of BWW, and I’m glad you’re joining us for Episode Two. Today we’re continuing our three-way conversation on beaver behavior—an open-ended discussion between fellow naturalists who’ve spent years observing these remarkable animals in the wild. If you tuned in to our first episode, you’ve already met my two guests, Patti Smith and Walter O’Donoghue, and you know that their perspectives bring a lot to the table.

Patti is a naturalist at the Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center in West Brattleboro, Vermont, and the author of The Beavers of Popple’s Pond: Sketches from the Life of an Honorary Rodent. She’s also a licensed wildlife rehabilitator with hands-on experience caring for both wild and captive beavers—giving her a rare window into their social lives and emotional intelligence. Walter O’Donoghue is a dedicated nature observer who has spent the past decade closely monitoring a beaver colony near his home.

In today’s episode, we’ll be digging into what makes beaver societies so endlessly fascinating—and what they still have to teach us.

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