Massachusetts' Premier Ecological Engineer

The Massachuset and Wampanoag tribes called the land I grew up in  “Nanamooskeagin,” or “land of many beavers.” Sadly, the only castor canadensis  I ‘ve seen in my hometown are found on the Abington town seal at the top of property tax bills.

Beaver Head Source: Curious Woodcuts of Fanciful and Real Beasts, Gesner, Konrad, ed. New York Dover Publications, Inc. 1973.