PREMIERE: Be the first to see film about ‘Beaver Detective,’ starring West Seattle wildlife

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This busy summer month’s highlights aren’t all outdoors. This one is about the outdoors – happening inside. You’re invited to the premiere of the film about “beaver detective” Pamela Adams!

Take a journey into the ecosystem of West Seattle’s Longfellow Creek with first public premiere of the film “Freelance Beaver Detective – Tracking Urban Wildlife” on Friday, July 18, 7 PM -9 PM, @ Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.

Learn about the local beaver population, and wild endangered coho salmon spawning, through the lens of local WS filmmaker Kay D. Ray, and featuring local beaver detective Pamela Adams, as well as photojournalist Tom Reese, who will be available for post film Q&A.
Tickets by donation. Kids under 18 are free.

We mentioned the film back in January when Adams spoke to the Highland Park Action Committee (WSB coverage here).

Jen July 5, 2025 (1:49 pm)

Cool! I’d like to go but I don’t understand the ticketing. It asks for a dollar amount but not number of tickets. But then if I enter a dollar amount it seems like it’s counting that as number of tix. If I want to get four tickets and want to donate $25 each for them, should I enter 4 (even though it says $) or $100 (and possibly accidentally block 100 tickets)?

a July 5, 2025 (2:03 pm)

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a quick check looks like it’s only built to do one ticket at a time.So you’d need to go through 4 times @ 25 each from my observations; but I have 0 affiliation w/ the org or the website so you might be better off attempting to contact the organizer directly?
localfan July 5, 2025 (3:23 pm)

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I think you have to buy one ticket at a time. I “bought” one ($10 donation) and it gave me a unique ticket. It didn’t give me the option to buy more than one at a time. This is going to be so fun! Pamela is such a charming and charismatic soul.

Kersti Muul July 5, 2025 (8:12 pm)

This film is a must see. It will really open your eyes to the ‘hidden’ ecosystems and urban wildlife of West Seattle. Pam is such a joy to be around and her humor persists throughout this film. We are lucky to have her in Seattle Pam and the beavers are changing the shape of west Seattle for the better.