There’s an article this morning from Winnipeg about those darn pesky beavers chewing up all the city parks. You and I both know the solution, and I wrote this morning to tell them about the knew tree manual from Project Beaver.

Problem beavers ‘mowing down’ trees in Winnipeg parks

A Winnipeg city councillor says a number of local parks are being beset by buck-toothed rodents, and a solution needs to be found.

Coun. Janice Lukes (Waverley West) said she’s seen destruction caused by beavers first-hand, and that the city’s naturalist services branch is working on solutions to humanely dissuade the tree-chomping animals from causing problems near local rivers.

“I understand that their teeth keep growing unless they chew. They have to keep chewing,” Lukes said.

“So they’re continually mowing down these trees. Spring, summer, winter, fall. And it’s disheartening…. It’s kind of it’s a battle.”

Mowing down? Constant? You mean more often than you wish? Think about it from a beavers point of view. That’s their food, their work supplies and their shelter. How often do you require those items? Constantly?

So far, Lukes said she’s seen damage along the riverbank at Maple Grove Park and has heard additional reports from park areas all over the city — along the Seine, La Salle, Assiniboine and Red Rivers.

Trapping and relocating the beavers isn’t an option, as it can endanger them, she said, so the next best solution is to protect the trees by wrapping them in what she describes as a “mesh type of” stucco wire.

That sounded promising. So I sent off the new resource right away. I’ll let you know if anything happens.