At Home with the Beaver

Did you know that beaver ponds provide habitat for hundreds if not thousands of life forms?Using their extremely strong teeth, beavers chop down trees to build a dam. The dam creates a pond that is habitat foreverything from algae to giant moose. After creating the pond, the beavers build a lodge. The lodge is sometimes used byother animals besides beavers. Muskrats may live inside the lodge either with or without the beavers, or geese may buildtheir nest atop the lodge. The dam itself is used as a bridge to cross the water by deer, ducks or any other number ofcreatures. The pond is home to numerous life forms. Lily pads grow in the pond and frogs sit on lily pads to catchflies.Learn about the pivotal role beavers play in making all of this life possible. Gorgeous photos and inviting text make ATHOME WITH THE BEAVER: THE STORY OF A KEYSTONE SPECIES a must have for young naturalists hoping to learn more about theinterconnectedness of life.Other Books in the Series: AT HOME WITH THE GOPHER TORTOISE: THE STORY OF A KEYSTONE SPECIES, AT HOME WITH THEPRAIRIE DOG: THE STORY OF A KEYSTONE SPECIES