The Huron Nature Center is in Michigan on lake Huron across the water from Ontario and they have some exciting new neighbors! Hey what a great place for a beaver festival this summer! I would start planning activities now.

Beavers setting up shop near Nature Center

The Huron County Nature Center has some new critters that have set up a new residence on property. Some beavers have been spotted building a dam and lodge near Loosemore Road, east of the center of the nature center property.

Kathy Kent, a spokesperson for the nature center, said the dam was first noticeable in late October, and began with just a small collection of sticks to start off with.

“It soon became clear that the beavers were at work, harvesting wood from the sides of the marsh and creating an organized structure,” Kent said. (more…)