More than 40 sticks of dynamite later, Fergie is happy to report that all involved in the effort are safe and sound. The beavers will be hard pressed to rebuild their dams before the lake reaches the desired level. We are currently using the dam at the end of the lake to control the flow.

Hats off to Mike Greenhill for his expertise in setting and detonating the charges and Tim Prashaw for his assistance throughout the day. And what a day it was! Mike, Frank Langevin and Fergie met at 8:30 this morning and Tim, Gary Scott and Dave Lockwood joined later as our pre Christmas fireworks display took place.

5 to 10 foot PVC pipes were driven into the base of the lower dams first, loaded with one to two sticks of dynamite, stemmed and wires run to the detonator. The crew found cover and the fun began. This procedure was repeated at six strategic locations in the outlet and by 2:00 this afternoon, the consensus was that we seem have the upper hand. Tim will be on location the next few days to discourage any rebuilding.

If a picture is worth a 1000 words the video clips below speak volumes.

Submitted by Fergie 12/8/03

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