Suzie wrote:
>
> Some of you may have already seen this - but I figured it was still worth
> repeating.
> Suzie
>
> > This is hilarious. Take the time to read it.
www.truthorfiction.com has this to say about the letters:
The Truth
Both letters are authentic although slightly different than their originals. Stephen
Tvedten says the beavers that built the dams on his property were killed by his
neighbor who was then concerned
about what would happen to the abandoned dams. The neighbor lived downstream where
any debris from the dams would go if they disintegrated. Tvedten says his neighbor
told the state authorities that
he had seen Tvedten tending to the dams and reported him. A spokesperson for the
state, however, says there was evidence that the dams had human intervention, namely
the installation of some 2 x 4's.
According to state law, beaver dams cannot be built or maintained except by beavers.
On Tvedten's website, he has a copy of an email sent by the Michigan office to someone
inquiring about the beaver
dam letter and that says Tvedten had been seen maintaining the dams. Tvedten's
response was that they were "dam" liars.
The actual letters are here:
http://www.getipm.com/personal/dam.htm
The follow-up email is here:
http://www.getipm.com/personal/dam2.htm
So, the situation is a bit more complicated than it seems--the initial warning to the
landowner from the government was not about beavers, but about human intervention in
the work of the beavers--the
Michigan DEQ simply didn't explain that properly--and about a possibly false claim by
a feuding neighbor.
Cheers.
--
Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM
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Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.
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