{"id":631,"date":"2021-02-18T18:17:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/?page_id=631"},"modified":"2021-03-19T00:42:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T00:42:59","slug":"castor-and-sapient","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/","title":{"rendered":"Castor and Sapient"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Shu-Ju Wang (artist) and Peter Wimberger (scientist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-0 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/1coversAndBack-1024x383.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/1coversAndBack-1024x383.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"769\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/1coversandback\/\" class=\"wp-image-769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/1coversAndBack-1024x383.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/1coversAndBack-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/1coversAndBack-768x287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/1coversAndBack-1536x574.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/1coversAndBack-2048x765.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/1coversAndBack-500x187.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Covers and Accordion Back<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/2prologA-1024x405.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/2prologA-1024x405.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"770\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/2prologa\/\" class=\"wp-image-770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/2prologA-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/2prologA-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/2prologA-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/2prologA-1536x608.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/2prologA-2048x811.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/2prologA-500x198.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Early Clothing History<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/3prologB-1024x440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/3prologB-1024x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"771\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/3prologb\/\" class=\"wp-image-771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/3prologB-1024x440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/3prologB-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/3prologB-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/3prologB-1536x660.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/3prologB-2048x880.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/3prologB-500x215.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Medieval European fashion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/4prologC-1024x322.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/4prologC-1024x322.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"772\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/4prologc\/\" class=\"wp-image-772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/4prologC-1024x322.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/4prologC-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/4prologC-768x241.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/4prologC-1536x483.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/4prologC-2048x644.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/4prologC-500x157.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hunting and trapping in N. America<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/5gardenA-1024x407.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/5gardenA-1024x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"773\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/5gardena\/\" class=\"wp-image-773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/5gardenA-1024x407.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/5gardenA-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/5gardenA-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/5gardenA-1536x610.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/5gardenA-2048x814.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/5gardenA-500x199.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Legacies of colonial settlement<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/6gardenB-1024x413.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/6gardenB-1024x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"774\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/6gardenb\/\" class=\"wp-image-774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/6gardenB-1024x413.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/6gardenB-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/6gardenB-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/6gardenB-1536x620.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/6gardenB-2048x826.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/6gardenB-500x202.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">History of my neighborhood<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/7gardenC-1024x335.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/7gardenC-1024x335.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"775\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/7gardenc\/\" class=\"wp-image-775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/7gardenC-1024x335.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/7gardenC-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/7gardenC-768x251.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/7gardenC-1536x503.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/7gardenC-2048x671.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/7gardenC-500x164.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Story of my garden&#8217;s evolution<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/8gardenD-1024x395.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/8gardenD-1024x395.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"776\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/8gardend\/\" class=\"wp-image-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/8gardenD-1024x395.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/8gardenD-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/8gardenD-768x296.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/8gardenD-1536x592.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/8gardenD-2048x790.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/8gardenD-500x193.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Restoration on a micro-level<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/9beaverA-1024x385.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/9beaverA-1024x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"777\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/9beavera\/\" class=\"wp-image-777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/9beaverA-1024x385.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/9beaverA-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/9beaverA-768x289.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/9beaverA-1536x577.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/9beaverA-2048x770.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/9beaverA-500x188.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">History of beaver restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/10beaverB-1024x385.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/10beaverB-1024x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"778\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/10beaverb\/\" class=\"wp-image-778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/10beaverB-1024x385.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/10beaverB-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/10beaverB-768x289.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/10beaverB-1536x578.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/10beaverB-2048x771.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/10beaverB-500x188.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Beaver and climate change<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/11epilogueAsm-1024x407.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/11epilogueAsm-1024x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"779\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/11epilogueasm\/\" class=\"wp-image-779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/11epilogueAsm-1024x407.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/11epilogueAsm-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/11epilogueAsm-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/11epilogueAsm-1536x611.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/11epilogueAsm-2048x814.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/11epilogueAsm-500x199.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Collaborating with beavers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/12constellation-1024x376.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/12constellation-1024x376.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"780\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/12constellation\/\" class=\"wp-image-780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/12constellation-1024x376.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/12constellation-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/12constellation-768x282.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/12constellation-1536x564.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/12constellation-2048x752.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/12constellation-500x184.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">An imagined constellation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/13accordionBacksm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/13accordionBacksm-1024x505.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"781\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/13accordionBacksm.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/castor-and-sapient\/13accordionbacksm\/\" class=\"wp-image-781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/13accordionBacksm-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/13accordionBacksm-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/13accordionBacksm-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/13accordionBacksm-1536x757.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/13accordionBacksm-2048x1009.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/13accordionBacksm-500x246.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A beaver dam collage<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Photos by Aaron Johanson.   To enlarge the images, put your cursor above the thumbnail caption until you see a little hand, then click.  Once you see the larger images you can zoom in to read the text.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"584\" height=\"62\" data=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" id=\"ep44929\">\r<param value=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" name=\"movie\" \/>\r<param value=\"high\" name=\"quality\" \/>\r<param value=\"transparent\" name=\"wmode\" \/>\r<param value=\"always\" name=\"allowscriptaccess\" \/>\r<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\" \/>\r<param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"ytid=gHycSvftFWo&#038;height=30&#038;width=584&#038;react=1&#038;sweetspot=1&#038;&amp;rs=w\" \/>\r<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"cantembedplus\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"584\" height=\"30\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gHycSvftFWo?fs=1&#038;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r<\/object>\n<\/div><figcaption>Artist Shu-Ju Wang talks about the making of her artist\u2019s book <em>Castor and Sapient,<\/em> a story that&nbsp;follows the long arc of human&#8217;s exploitation of natural resources. Sandwiched between the history of beaver hunting &amp; trapping and our current efforts at ecological restoration, Wang weaves in the story of her own garden\u2019s evolution from a suburban lawn to one that more resembles a native landscape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shu-Ju Wang&#8217;s Artist Statement:<\/strong>  <em><strong>Castor and Sapient<\/strong><\/em> looks at human&#8217;s tumultuous relationship with beavers through history on two continents. Once coveted and destroyed for personal, financial, and political reasons, we now find ourselves in need of beavers&#8217; abilities to support complex ecosystems &amp; aquifers, along with the fringe benefit of carbon sequestration. A better understanding of this macro interspecies relationship has also helped me on a micro level &#8212; to revamp my garden by promoting and building on the coevolutionary benefits of native plants, in sync to the natural water cycles, to the advantage of many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While beaver restoration work has been ongoing for a century, the need has only increased in this time of mass extinctions and climate change. Beavers are an important partner to mitigate or reverse the environmental crisis, to find solutions that will benefit many species, and to maintain sound ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Size:<\/strong>  5 1\/8 in x 8 3\/4 in x 1 in when closed; 2 feet by 2 feet when displayed in a circle; 8-9 feet when open and all pages fully readable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong>  Japanese and Nepalese handmade paper, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, adhesive (PVA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book Structure:<\/strong>  Accordion, 17 pages plus title page and 2 gatefolds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Production\/Printing Method:<\/strong>  laser print, hand coloring\/painting, collage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edition<\/strong>:  Unique, but an edition may be coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year Created: <\/strong>2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/shujuwang.artistportrait.2100long-610x1024.jpg);background-position:55.00000000000001% 28.999999999999996%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/shujuwang.artistportrait.2100long-610x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-618 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/shujuwang.artistportrait.2100long-610x1024.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/shujuwang.artistportrait.2100long-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/shujuwang.artistportrait.2100long-768x1289.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/shujuwang.artistportrait.2100long-915x1536.jpg 915w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/shujuwang.artistportrait.2100long-1220x2048.jpg 1220w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/shujuwang.artistportrait.2100long.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Born and raised in Taiwan, Shu-Ju Wang settled in Portland, Oregon after short stays in Saudi Arabia, California, and New Jersey. Originally trained as an engineer, she left the high-tech industry to become a full-time studio artist. Her work focuses on the profound and sometimes catastrophic transformations of our lives. Using multiple voices and points of view, she addresses issues such as immigration, health, and environmental concerns. Shu-Ju has exhibited nationally and internationally, and her artist&#8217;s books, prints, and paintings are in public and private collections.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shu-Ju Wang:  <\/strong>e-mail:  shuju@fivebats.com; website: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/shujuwangartist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/shujuwangartist.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/peter-wimberger.photo2_.jpg);background-position:46% 16%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/peter-wimberger.photo2_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-620 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/peter-wimberger.photo2_.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/peter-wimberger.photo2_-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Peter Wimberger, Ph.D. is a biology professor at the University of Puget Sound and the Director of the Slater Museum of Natural History.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peter H. Wimberger, Ph.D.:  <\/strong>e-mail: phwimberger@pugetsound.edu;  Slater Museum of Natural History Website:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/slater-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/slater-museum\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shu-Ju Wang (artist) and Peter Wimberger (scientist) Shu-Ju Wang&#8217;s Artist Statement: Castor and Sapient looks at human&#8217;s tumultuous relationship with beavers through history on two continents. 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