Day 349: There's a lot of dam construction going on at Longmire Meadow, and I'm wondering if Park Service isn't considering adding an 'n' to the word. The beavers have been very busy over the summer, and have now moved into a grove of small alders where they've taken down quite a few trees. That said, this is all part of the natural process for the region, although it may drastically change the face of the meadow in the long term.
Beavers were once quite numerous in the Nisqually Valley, but were nearly trapped out for the fur trade. Many of the ponds created by their dams still exist, often populated by native cutthroat trout. The activity at Longmire Meadow may bode well for a return of the species to the area.
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