Beaver Relocation Planned to Solve Drainage Issues Near Starke County Forest

 

Beavers in the Starke County Forest may soon be relocated, in an effort to solve drainage issues in the area. For the past several months, a neighboring landowner has been blaming beaver dams in the forest for flooding, but Forester Bruce Wakeland has disputed those claims.

County officials, including Wakeland, Park Board President Debbie Mix, Surveyor Bill Crase, and County Attorney Marty Lucas, took a tour of the property recently. After discussing the issue, Mix says they agreed to try relocating the beavers. If that doesn’t work, she says the beavers will be trapped.