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Conservation commission approves emergency certification to address beaver dam breach at Ottawa River Conservation Area
Summary
The Conservation Commission voted unanimously to approve a Department of Public Works emergency certification to lower impounded water caused by a beaver-built breach on the Ox River Trail to restore normal water levels.
The Conservation Commission approved an emergency certification Tuesday to allow the Department of Public Works to restore water levels at a beaver-created impoundment on the Ox River Trail at the Ottawa River Conservation Area.
Justin (staff member) told commissioners the beavers rebuilt a dam at the same site where the commission issued an emergency certification last year, producing a larger impoundment. "The Beavers got really anxious, and they rebuilt…
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