Have you seen evidence of beavers in Fort Creek? Photo: User:Steve / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-2.0

Trails provide us with pathways into nature. Look out over the valley as you cross the bridge. This is the perfect area to find beavers! Can you spot any?

Beavers live near wooded streams and build a home from mud and branches. Mud is plastered on the outside to make the home strong and warm. Beaver dams create safe ponds for aquatic life. Beavers are rodents, the largest in North America, weighing between 16 and 32 kilograms (35 and 70 pounds). They have long sharp front teeth, a flat tail that’s covered in scales, short legs and oily fur to keep them waterproof. Beavers eat bark, leaves, berries, grasses and water plants with their favourite treat being aspen.

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