The newsletter of the WLR Lake Stewardship Program Vol.
Autumn is a time of preparation in the animal kingdom.
Cooling temperatures and shorter days are signs that winter is coming, bringing cold, darkness, and food scarcity. In early summer animals gather food to feed their young. In fall the focus shifts to winter survival. Some animals store food to eat through winter, and others simply eat more to build up fat reserves for the leaner months. Beavers sink branches into the soft mud near the lodge where they will spend the winter.