"The beavers have been busy(once again),constructing dams on Sharp's Run. They are working on one under the bridge by route 70 and also behind the arts and social wing parking lot. I hope we can tolerate the damage and appreciate this industrious animal."
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| evidence of beavers |
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| closeup of another tree |
click the images to make them big - I think those are dams in the background of both pictures, but I'm not sure (sez Maggie).
Sharp's run is the creek that one crosses entering Medford Leas from Route 70. Go to the map in the previous post, click on it to make it big, then click again to make it bigger. Sharp's Run is labeled. You can locate it between the RR embankment and the guest cottage. Herb, can the dams be seen from yellow trail #13?
The dams can be seen from the bridge that crosses Sharps Run (underneath the bridge)on the red trail. The second dam can be seen on trail 12 which is on the "island" and from various places on the red trail adjacent to Woolman Haddon Road.
ReplyDeleteWow, Herb thanks for posting the pictures, you've been talking about them again. Remembering the time was had to pull fallen trees away with chains. Was that in Lumberton? It was you and I almost stuck in the muck. I guess they are cute haven't sat long enough to see one in action. Can the tree be saved? Is it a maple?
ReplyDeleteI'm lucky to have spent so much time in the woods and around nature, fishing as a kid, Boy Scouts, camping with my dad,at Paul Smith's College in the Adirondacs ,western Pennsylvania,and now living on the Rancocas Creek, I have seen beavers at various times and places throughout my life. I will always be amazed at this engineer of the animal kingdom! The best time to see them is dawn or dusk or at night with a flashlight.They seldom stray far from water and will slap their tail loudly when frightened and to warn others of an intruder.Happy Hunting
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