If you’re were ever 7 or 8 like I was once in a small town where the library was 6 blocks away and a great place to spend the summertime with your best friend Lori,  you read plenty of books about children who found access to magic and realized by wishing vaguely that you had to specify EXACTLY what you wanted for the wish to work. I even remember a book called half magic where you had to wish for TWICE of what you wanted so that half of it would come true.

I think this is generally true with all political negotiations or shopping in Mexico.

Glenview Residents Hold ‘Rally Against Killing Beavers in Underwater Traps’ This Weekend

Glenview residents are planning to host a rally Sunday against the possible killing of local beavers to remove the animals from a neighborhood retention pond.

The Rally Against Killing Beavers in Underwater Traps will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the gazebo in the Glen in suburban Glenview, according to a Facebook post. The same group is also hosting a Rally to Save the Beavers at 2 p.m. at the corner of Lehigh and Thistle on the Glen.

Resident Katerina Pestova shared photos of the beavers, which often appear to be chewing on trees near the retention pond at the Concord at the Glen. The manager of the HOA said the beavers would be trapped and removed, but it’s unclear what methods might be used.

You can see of course the easy answer of trapping and killing beavers ABOVE water then that gets around that whole awkward drowning piece. Let’s hope that isn’t what the HOA is reviewing right now. Good for the residents though, for turning out and moving things in the right direction.

Wish the beavers would be allowed to live there and benefit residents with their ecosystem services. Take it from me. You have to be specific.