Friday, Jun. 27, 2008 By AP/JIM SALTER
WINFIELD, Mo.) — A heroic effort by hundreds of townspeople, volunteers and National Guardsmen to hold back the Mississippi River failed Friday — undone by a burrowing muskrat.
The furry rodent dug a hole through the earthen levee in this eastern Missouri community, allowing water to penetrate the floodwall, which failed shortly before dawn.
The muskrat holes, which had been covered by sandbags, were discovered Monday. They allowed constant pressure from the river to turn the relatively small, private levee to mush. By midweek, mudslides formed, and levee workers who walked atop the berm said it felt like a waterbed.
Earlier today I read about our friend Beth in New Orleans who told about the problem they have down there with nurtia’s which are large burrowing rodents who damage the levees done in NOLA. I know that the government down there is keeping an eye on the muskrat and nutria problem. And I am sure Beth is keeping her eye on the beaver.
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Beaver watching has a long and honorable history. But I am sure you already knew that you eager beaver watcher you.
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