Beaver Lodge

Description:

Our beaver's den could use a little work! It's a bit sloppy as far as lodges go. We spotted this hole above the denning area and could see the pine straw and grass the beaver had used to line inside.

Habitat:

Beavers create their own shelter in the form of either bank dens or lodges. Dens are created by digging a series of holes in the banks of lakes, ponds, rivers, creeks or streams. If banks are not suitable for digging, beavers will opt to pile up sticks and form a lodge. Entrances to the lodge or den are submerged while the denning area is 1-2 feet above the water level. The beaver's most famous signature is the dam. Beaver dams serve to stabilize water levels yielding protection to both beavers and their homes as well as facilitating access to food.

Notes:

Spotted at a wooded detention/retention pond in an office building complex in Kennesaw, GA