.Best Urban Wildlife Phenomenon

The Beaver Family in Alhambra Creek

Forget New York’s rats and the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill. Martinez
has beavers running in the streets. Almost literally. In the seat of
Contra Costa County, government employees, drunk-tank refugees,
disgruntled jurors, and old-time “Martizians” wander the downtown
streets by day. Although businesses are mostly shuttered after 5 p.m.,
it’s only then you can catch a glimpse of the beaver family that’s made
its home in Alhambra Creek, which runs through the center of the town
where Joe DiMaggio was born. When the city council announced it would
be killing the beavers to help alleviate a preexisting flood threat
their dam made worse, a candlelight vigil was held on the behalf of the
beloved semiaquatic rodents, and amnesty was their reward. The city has
now sunk hundreds of thousands of dollars into beaver-related
maintenance, and the beaver brood is, somewhat laughably, Martinez’s
main tourist attraction. The family has a dedicated blog, advocacy
group, Wikipedia page, and many YouTube videos. Catch a glimpse of the
playful nocturnal critters in person at dusk, when they leave their
lodge and splash about in the creek.

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