Beavers In Buckhead? Yes, And They Help Restore Nature

One of the beavers that moved to the Blue Heron Nature Preserve in Buckhead. The two adults are nicknamed Belle and Beau.

MELANIE FURR / ATLANTA AUDUBON SOCIETY

About 15 years ago, a developer in Buckhead illegally drained a wetland. It had been a spot in the forest at the end of a cul-de-sac with little streams and water collecting in pools, where fish, frogs and birds lived.

The trench the developer dug rerouted the creek and drained the water out of the woods.

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