I pushed as much debris, sticks and branches as I could back into place to try and stop the flow. As you see, the flow has already reduced considerably. I need to bring a shove and fork to do a better job. Now if only interfering people will leave it alone.

I was so angry that I put up a handwritten notice telling people to leave the dam alone! I also spoke with a fellow who said that he saw a fellow breaking the dam in several places. His excuse was that he wanted to see if the beaver was still alive. He figured that if he broke the dam the beaver would repair it and he'd know if it was still there. The guy I spoke with said he was thrilled to see the beaver work. He commented that many people, living in the city, rarely get a chance to see this kind of thing up close. He said he comes by often just to look at it because he thinks it is so neat. And of course, he'd love to see the beaver.