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0 0 <br /> area. Bio-Logic's report suggested that beavers are generally resilient and adapt to human <br /> activity and recommended against trapping and relocating. The Town directed contractors <br /> to minimize impacts to all wildlife in the area. <br /> A low water culvert crossing was installed in the existing channel immediately below the <br /> upper connection in late July to move equipment to the upper project area. Proving Bio- <br /> logics' assumptions of resiliency, beavers immediately began to block the culverts each <br /> night. Clearing each evening's dam material from the culverts became a dreaded morning <br /> activity. Contractors who started the project intending to tiptoe around the beavers <br /> became frustrated as the beavers matched their highly productive daily pace with intense <br /> nocturnal determination. No beavers were harmed in the construction of this project,but <br /> the human crews tired quickly of the hard-working furry engineers. <br /> Public Input: Public input helped shape this project from the start.The team was <br /> determined to keep the public informed throughout the project: for safety and educational <br /> reasons on sight and through regular construction updates, social media outreach, press <br /> releases, and field trips with the local media. In addition, multiple school groups took <br /> guided tours of the construction in progress, and students were encouraged to interview <br /> the construction team on sight. <br /> CWCB Funding: As stated in the grant application,the $444,021 funding from CWCB was <br /> directed exclusively toward: <br /> • Channel Excavation to Material Stockpile <br /> • Construction of 19 Pool and Riffle Features <br /> • Import of Type M Riprap for Bank Stabilization and Cutoffs <br /> • Type A and B Bank Stabilization <br /> • Construction Management <br /> See Attachment B for the Final Design/Build Plan Set for more detail. <br />