First there’s this very fun “Cromwell Critter Cam” entry describing beaver activity in Cromwell Park Maryland.
I checked the beaver today, and discovered that the tree is still standing.
Courtesy of North Carolina State University, I leave you with a list of Beaver Pond Benefits
Active Ponds
- Improve downstream water quality
- Provide watering holes for agricultural and wildlife needs
- Supply important breeding areas for amphibians and fish
- Provide diverse wetland habitats
- Furnish feeding, brood rearing and resting areas for waterfowl
- Encourage many reptile, bat amphibian, fish and bird species
Nice! You really should look at the WORTH A DAM website for more beaver benefits, but now I’ve established first contact, so maybe they’ll be back!
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And then there’s this lovely lodge photo from Huntley Meadows Park in Virginia. I introduced our friend (and the photographer) Malcolm Kenton from D.C. to Ann Siegal the Washington Post photographer/reporter whose been keeping an eye on those beavers, and he went out the other night to see them and just happened to meet Ann in person who was doing the same thing! Small world and beaver connections everywhere! Enjoy:
Just imagine what that bench is going to sound like next month!
