This winter has been a bit strange in the northland where I reside. Not much snow but enough cold temperatures to start freezing the lakes. The small lakes and ponds freeze up tight right away, but ...

Four muskrats live in the pond behind our house. For years we've seen one occasionally come out of the cattails and explore the pond. We assumed the animals had a lodge back in the cattails somewhere.

Muskrat (Ondatra Zibethicus) herbivory and lodge construction create open water areas in stands of emergent vegetation. This study examined how aquatic invertebrates are affected by changes in the ...

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. When ...

Muskrat is my name, common muskrat. Scientifically that would be Ondatra zibethicus. The "rat" part of my name is not by accident; I am a large rodent. Sixteen to 24 inches in length, I weigh about 1 ...

My oldest friend in Guilford is a stinky swimmer. Dawn and dusk, she swims past my windows from her burrow at the edge of the island. When cloudy or rainy, she is active all day long, puttering to and ...

This winter has been a bit strange in the northland where I reside. Not much snow but enough cold temperatures to start freezing the lakes. The small lakes and ponds freeze up tight right away, but ...