Just two weeks after 100 people crowded into City Hall to find a solution to flooding and blocked access to a fire road caused by a beaver living at Whittemore Brook, city and state officials were expected to visit the site of the problematic dam behind Winford Way.
Seems some pesky beavers have found some pesky advocates and are demanding realistic solutions for solvable problems. Lucky for them they picked Massachusetts as their watery residence, because Mike Callahan of Beaver Solutions is just a two hour drive away.
(We had to fly ours in 3000 miles!)
Read the cast of characters that inspected this problem, and fondly recall the major hoopla that we went through two Novembers ago. At least they have actually mention the word “Wildlife” in their equivalent of Fish and Game.
I was ready to watch a little must-see TV so went searching for video of their meeting two weeks ago. Unfortunately Medford doesn’t video tape and their minutes aren’t yet posted. Still its a familiar story.
I loved this part especially:
Ryan said the beaver issue has taken on a life of its own and residents far and wide are coming forward to volunteer their service.“People want to not only save the beaver, but also help the neighbors,” Ryan said. “The idea is to move quickly with professional help.”
Beavers change things. It’s what they do. Remember?
[youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=X7-i6MiGvbw]
PS That first image in the video isn’t a beaver, you all caught that, right?
