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Beaver
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The
beaver is a year-round resident in the Nature Preserve.
Beavers use twigs and branches to build dams, creating ponds and
lakes like the ones in the Wetlands Preserve.
The
best times to catch the beaver in action are early morning and twilight.
They will come and go from dam to dam along the terraces (which
they created) of the streambed.
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Beaver dam
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As they slip over each dam, you may catch a clear view of the characteristic
flat tail. If you startle them, they will do likewise with a sharp
slap of the water and resulting splash. During midday, you are unlikely
to see beaver at work, but muskrats are plentiful, and seemingly unafraid.
They come and go along the stream, occasionally stopping to munch
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