An Unexpected Guest at the 4-H Buffer Garden
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An Unexpected Guest |
Recently there was an unexpected and
certainly unwanted surprise at the 4-H Buffer Garden located at the W.E.Skelton
Educational Conference Center(Wirtz), site of this year’s VMN Annual
Conference. A local resident beaver had decided that a Redbud would be a tasty
treat and so decided to take a nibble or two. Beavers typically use trees and
shrubs within 150 feet of the water’s edge, as a source for both food and
building material for their shelters. Large chips were left at the base of the tree
and strips of bark were still hanging from the trunk. A few days later, even
more was chewed away, girdling the entire tree. It was too late to save this Redbud, but others nearby were wrapped in wire fencing as a preventative
measure.
Submitted by Kathy Scott
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