Beaver lodge

Wetlands may seem dormant in the winter, but under the snow and ice beavers are present.

Beaver lodge

Beavers used sticks to build their lodge and mud for insulation and waterproofing.   Beavers don't hibernate, but are less active in the winter, lowering their metabolism by spending most of their time resting in their lodge.  They do prepare a cache of sticks to eat all winter.