Beavers creating flood threat in Ewan

EWAN — It’s the beavers fault.

Rock Lake Conservation District Manager Andrew Wolfe told Whitman County commissioners Monday that the recent increase in Kamiak Creek flooding is due to beavers that gnaw and topple trees along a 1,200-foot-long grove of willows.

Those trees build sediments and slow the water flow rate, causing the water level to rise, he said.

The district is seeking a permit to remove the willows and replace them with trees that beavers won’t be interested in.

“We hope to find a favorable solution to this to preserve the homes and livelihoods of the people of Ewan,” Wolfe said...