Beavers are clever; inside the lodge they have one area for drying off and feeding, and another higher sleeping area that is insulated with shredded wood and grass.

This time of year, it’s hard to beat having a good meal inside a warm, rustic lodge with a waterfront view. Just ask a beaver. Beaver lodges aren’t just by the water, they’re below and above it.

Read it "What Goes on inside a Beaver Pond?" by Becky Cushing Gop. Published by Story Publishing. 48 pages. $18.99. Set in Mass Audubon's 1,000-acre Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, the book, by ...

She is based at the 1,400-acre Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Lenox, home to a healthy population of the North American beaver. Bark-Chewing and Busy: "What Goes on Inside a Beaver Pond" by ...