Showing posts with label beavers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beavers. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Swamp Road

This is the swamp road on the north edge of the property.  We had built this up and installed several culverts.  I wanted to bring the sheep down here to access the forage on the other side.   Some beavers had other ideas.  They plugged the culverts and started building a dam on top of the road to make the water level even higher.

On the far side, the beaver dam was about 2 ft high.  Started breaking it apart with the hoe.  Need to get the water level down so I can access the entrance to the culverts that are all plugged. 

Looking back from the west side, one can see the beavers put a substantial dam in place. 

The road seems more sheep friendly after the swamp is drained after a few hours of weed eating.   We will see what the sheep think of it next.