BUSY BEAVER COLONIES
BY DON DOUCETTE
I’ve been self-tutoring regarding the life ways of beaver colonies by personally surfing You-Tube for information.
Photo By Jill Miller
One young activist has caught my eye as I follow his adventures with some episodes involving Massachusetts territory. He calls himself, including his citizen activities, “post 10.”
One specialty is unclogging culverts blocked with beaver dam debris along with the pros and cons resulting from such events.
As local watershed enthusiasts, we will be dealing in the not-too-distant future with the urban downside of troublesome flooding events associated with beaver dam culture, mainly blockages and flooding affecting public and private properties.
Safety is always a strong concern while dealing with any restricted water flow matters.
In many instances, the public sector is not sufficiently informed nor fully attentive to these concerns, not to mention as local activists, pro and con legalities involved.
We would do well, in part, to heed the lessons of “post 10” when called upon in the not too distant future as local activists associated with watershed beaver dam issues.
ANOTHER ISSUE
Troubling invasive water chestnut has been observed in our local watersheds and is most concerning as it has invaded some of our public water supply impoundments. The question at hand is, how might our local watershed community administrators deal with this problem and if left unchecked, how will it degrade our water supply resources?
For basic informational facts to help as a better informed citizen regarding invasive water chestnut, source the recent Massachusetts Wildlife magazine No3, 2021 – Vol.71, No.3…LENDING A HELPING HAND and PREVENT THE SPREAD by Leanda Fontaine.
These writings provide basic information for the layperson about the invasive water chestnut issue along with helpful photos and is well worth investigating.
Be advised, be informed.
Don Doucette
“Ten Mile River Rambles”
Friends of the Ten Mile and Bucklin Brook