SUN JOURNAL • December 1, 2024
It was another summer of discontent for residents of Tripp Pond that is stretching into winter. But unlike the summers of 2022 and 2023, when the water level was so high it caused severe flooding and $100,000 or more in estimated and real property damage, there was little to no flow this past summer. Now there are questions about whether humans may have enhanced the beaver dam by creating a beaver dam analog in order to artificially raise the water level in the pond.