Unpermitted logging of Aspens in Colorado

Authorities have been stumped by this apparent gang of outlaw loggers who have been responsible for the destruction of Aspens throughout the region. It seems that without heavy equipment, chain saws or even loud noise these loggers have been able to take what they need and change the landscape in a significant way.

A reward of $20.00 has been offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the loggers responsible.

evidence

Looks like they have been as busy as, well, little beavers as it were.

Here I am being gullible thinking, $20 reward? Why so skimpy?....Once, in the Canadian Rockies, I went to a lake I had been at the evening before. I said, hey something looks different. Then I realized two aspens I had used as a frame were taken down that night or I should say gnawed down.

“Then I realized two aspens I had used as a frame were taken down that night or I should say gnawed down.”


Ha ha… so they messed with your comp, hu?
I was surprised by their wood gnawing abilities, too and just felt like being silly today ;-)
These guys are working overtime. This pond is so big one can see it from space. space pic
But I guess you can also read a car license plate from space, too.

Richard, that info on the worlds largest beaver dam was very interesting. Truly amazing the strength of those little critters.

Just think, those critters have been clear cutting a lot longer than we have.

They must have teeth that grow continually.

My husband just finished assisting with some clean-up at the local Fish & Game club after a busy beaver building season. One of the trees felled by the beavers was close to 24" in diameter. On our own pond, we've had to place turkey wire around all of the vulnerable hardwoods that we wanted to save along the shore to protect them from our one resident beaver. They certainly do change the landscape.

Human loggers consider aspen to be a trash species. If they find it out it can be used for food, leaf-peepers are in big trouble.