Mural Design Process for Boulder Watershed Collective
The Boulder Watershed Collective (BWC) feels honored to work with Lindee, Street Wise Arts, and our City of Boulder collaborators to bring this mural to the Boulder public – an eco-arts project capturing the significance of beavers in water management, biodiversity, fire mitigation and wetland creation.
Many incredible partners were involved in the inspiration for this mural. Heatherwood Elementary 2nd graders, their passionate teachers, and Classrooms for Climate Action leadership dove into what it means to be a beaver climate activists, and drew what they hoped to see in this mural. Lindee and BWC were also honored to have rich conversations with local watershed and climate practitioners and leaders from Harvest of All First Nations, Boulder Flycasters, and the City’s COOL Boulder teams. These conversations brought up the history of and our human connection to water in the West, and the epicenter of beaver in rehydrating parched landscapes creating wildfire buffers, replenishing groundwater, and supporting homes for so many species. We hope this mural makes you feel connected to beavers, and more deeply aware of the coupling of beavers with healthy watersheds.
Resources & Ways to Be Involved
Access the following resources to learn more about beaver coexistence and relocation work, as well as other meadow and river restoration work, and nature based solutions projects being done locally!
The Boulder Watershed Collective
COOL Boulder - City of Boulder’s Climate Initiative Department
Boulder Flycasters - a Colorado Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Thank you to our Partners & Sponsors!
Artist Bio:
Lindee is an artist, organizer & teacher. she has been facilitating community projects & painting murals for over 10 years around the world. she is currently residing on land of the tohono o’odham in Tucson, AZ.