Medfield 02052: Beavers Are Back
Pete Peterson reports in his blog, Medfield 02052, that neighbors say the beavers are back.
Medfield Board of Selectmen vow to help residents of Bayberry Road, Stagecoach Road, and Nauset Street get answers to the standing water in their neighborhood.
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**Editor's Note: This post appeared on Osler "Pete" Peterson's blog, Medfield02052, today, August 21, at 2:36 p.m. This is in response to Medfield residents near the Stop River. The Board of Selectmen will discuss this matter at its meeting tonight at 7 p.m.**
Beaver update
By Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson
Emailed report from neighbor of the beavers -
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Well our backyard water is down about seven or eight inches, no [sic, "so"] nice to see. The beaver dam at South St. was flowing fast on Thursday and Friday. Sunday, today, a different story, our little eager beavers have worked overtime this weekend and they have patched up the breech to a trickle and all is back to beaver normal!!!!
Ken Koellner
7:49 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
I checked the dam yesterday and it looks like the water was running pretty well through the notch. Did someone breach it again?
I large of branches line up on the ground near the dam. I don't know if that's what was pulled off the dam or if the beaver were stacking stick to make the dam bigger. I would think anyone clearing the dam would have spread the debris out.
Ken Koellner
12:57 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Checked out the dam last night and again at noon today. Last night there was just a notch and all the sticks piled up on the embankment. Today at lunchtime, there's a gap about 10' wide with flowing water and all the debris is gone. I guess someone must of done a bunch more work this morning. The water is flowing freely and is much higher downstream.