Rick Lanman News Today

In this weeks Around Town column, Gunn High School students play at an international symposium, Joe Biden snaps a selfie with former Palo Alto Mayor Lydia Kou and a new study finds the Peninsula can once again host elk.

A beaver that was recolonizing the Matadero Creek in Palo Alto was taken to the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley after being spotted immobile in a pile of leaves, officials said.

A beaver that is recolonizing the Matadero Creek in Palo Alto was taken to the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley on Wednesday after being spotted immobile in a pile of leaves, officials said.

A beaver that is recolonizing the Matadero Creek in Palo Alto was taken to the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley on Wednesday after being spotted immobile in a pile of leaves, officials said.

A beaver that is recolonizing the Matadero Creek in Palo Alto was taken to the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley on Wednesday after being spotted immobile in a pile of leaves, officials said.

This year is shaping up to be significant for the salmon population, as large numbers of fish migrate through Bay Area creeks for spawning.

A recent sighting of a small baby beaver in Palo Alto is creating a huge moment for wildlife experts.

“I’d never seen a critter out there moving like this little guy did.”

Bill Leikam was reviewing footage from a wildlife camera he placed along a Palo Alto creekbed recently when something unfamiliar scampered across the screen.

'Beaver believers' are celebrating the appearance of a young kit along a Palo Alto creek, saying it bodes well for the species' resurgence in California.