The city’s first experience with pond levelers was in September 2023 when one was installed at Hassells Brook just two days before a major rain event, after which the leveler was removed.

The device, called a flexible pond leveler and nicknamed the “beaver deceiver,” would permanently lower the water levels at the dam on Merwin Brook where it crosses Route 133 in Brookfield ...

Fortunately, nonlethal measures such as wire cage fencing, flexible pond levelers, and culvert protectors can be used to protect property while enabling beavers and other species to thrive. For these ...

Katie McCullough’s pond leveler is placed alongside a beaver dam on her property on Oct. 18, 2024, near Rio, Wis. (Joe ...

The device, called a flexible pond leveler and nicknamed the “beaver deceiver,” would permanently lower the water levels at the dam on Merwin Brook where it crosses Route 133 in Brookfield.

This week, Moran installed a flexible pond leveler, or water leveler, also known as a “beaver deceiver.” Beavers will continue to build dams, but the leveler — actually a large pipe — will ...

To resolve the parking lot flooding, the city installed a pond leveler, which redirects water from one side of the dam to another location without disrupting the beavers’ dam.

Pond Levelers Relatively Uncommon in Wisconsin Wisconsin residents have constructed beaver pond levelers, as have the Department of Natural Resources and USDA. But state natural resources staff ...

Katie McCullough’s pond leveler is placed alongside a beaver dam on her property on Oct. 18, 2024, near Rio, Wis. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch) ...

Wisconsin residents have constructed beaver pond levelers, ... 2024, near Rio, Wis. McCullough installed a pond leveler on her property after discovering an active beaver lodge and dam.

Katie McCullough, 56, paddles across a pond on her property with her dog, Ky, on Oct. 18, 2024, near Rio, Wis. McCullough installed a pond leveler on her property after discovering an active ...

Katie McCullough, 56, paddles across a pond on her property with her dog, Ky, on Oct. 18, 2024, near Rio, Wis. McCullough installed a pond leveler on her property after discovering an active ...