I was shocked to discover this by the water's edge in Helyar Woods, looking like a picture straight out of a book. This is in a fairly built-up part of suburban New Jersey; the woods are part of Rutger's Gardens, used in the ag school's forestry program and a great spot for spring migrants. I guess I think of beavers as surviving only in the wilds of the Canadian north. But they're clearly making a comeback! The tree is a freshly felled Sweetgum, its leaves still green.