Each year, by the time we get to mid-November and shortly before the freeze-up, I like to walk out to some of the nearby beaver ponds. Here I can check the status of the local residents and see how ...

Fog lifts from melting snow and ice at a beaver pond in Ossipee on March 15, 2007, as warm air passes through. Credit: Jim Cole / AP file Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...

Beavers are considered ecosystem engineers and build lodges or bank burrows for protection. Lodges are constructed from branches and mud, which freezes in winter to create a strong, insulated shelter.

The recent snow and ice and accompanying cold weather allowed easy access to natural areas that were prohibitively difficult to get to in the summer. Swampy quagmires in particular were transformed ...

Just about everyone has heard of the American beaver. A humongous rodent, the American beaver (Castor canadensis) cuts down trees and dams up streams. The furry brown creature, often represented by ...

Becky Cushing Gop is an award-winning environmental educator and director of Mass Audubon West, encompassing 18 wildlife sanctuaries, conservation partnerships, and widespread community and school ...

This station is about a species that you probably won’t see from the Waldbauer trail, and yet you see its effects everywhere you look in the Adirondacks. The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) ...

The snow and strong north winds that hit the region Nov. 18 ushered in some changes for this month. Up until this time, November had been very dry with less than 1/4 inch of precipitation; no snow.