Busy Beavers in the Neighborhood

Hi Friends,

Our friend Glendon had fun this past week exploring nature with their family! Check out these amazing pictures and the story of their adventure!

Love,
Ms. Hall

Beavers have moved into our neighborhood! They want to build a dam on the river that leads to a small pond. They will live in the dam. They use their sharp teeth to take bites out of trees. They keep biting on the trees until they have gnawed a circle around the entire tree trunk.

They gnaw deeper and deeper into the tree, until the tree falls over. 

This tree is almost ready to fall over! They need to gnaw a little more, and then the trunk will snap and the tree will fall.

If you look close, you can see their teeth marks on the wood.

The trees fall into the water. The beavers can swim under the water for a long time. They hold their breath, dive deep, and use their legs and tails to push the trees into place. If the tree isn't in the right place, they push it back out, spin it around under water, and try again. They are persistent! When they have enough trees in place, they fill in the holes with smaller branches and sticks until their home is just right.