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Dennis Messner

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About Me

There are two primary schools of thought on dam building: the instinctive school and the adaptive school. I'm more of an integration-minded postmodernist. I don't believe that form should follow function, like most of my colleagues do. On the other hand, a dam is a celebration of beaver culture, and that is what it should reflect. . . It's a lot to think about.
What do I have to say as a beaver and as an artist?
I want to build something that I can be proud of.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Bucky Beaver of Ipana Toothpaste

My Blog

The Proper Wood

I have already made two dams this season alone, but the proportions of the first were aesthetically dysfunctional. And the second was built out of cottonwood, which was a mistake. But the latter exp...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:50:00 GMT

Environmental Dam Building

Not everyone in this area cares or is even aware of how dam building alters an ecosystem. But I am, and, yes, I do wonder what kind of impact my dam will have on the environment. How can I make this t...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:41:00 GMT