Neat work

South of the mill hill there are 2 culverts on Clarke Rd.  In between the 2 culverts, on the west side, about 20 feet from the road is a 6 x 6 post that extends about 1 foot above the water.  This is a marker that separates Municipality of Dysart to the north, and Highlands East to the south.  The entire west side is Haliburton County and on the east side is Hastings County.
     So, the southern most culvert was plugged by the beavers.  Not a little bit, but major.  The road crew from Dysart, based in Haliburton, came and cleaned out the culvert-really neat!  They cut down a large birch tree longer than the width of the road and culvert.  A backhoe worked the tree, with no branches, into the end of the culvert and pushed it through with the bucket.  Once the tree extended out the other side the tree was withdrawn and the water flow through this culvert.  But, once they started, it was pointed out that they were really working in the Highlands East culvert.  The northern culvert is Dysart.  Anyways, job done.
    Now, Highlands East maintains the roadway through an agreement with Hasting County.  Remember, Clarke Rd is a division between Haliburton and Hastings.  Highlands East plows only to the top of the mill hill, to the turnabout.  Sometimes they use a grader to Tusk--wish they did more!
   There is a need for grates to protect the culvert from beavers.  If you have grates, like stove grates, drop them off by a culvert next spring, or sooner if around.