The agency ordered him to remove the dams from the outlet stream of Spring Pond, restore the water to a free-flowing condition, and notify the office so staff could inspect the site.
Ryan’s reply was even better than the complaint.
Dear Mr. Price,
Your certified letter dated 11/17/12 has been handed to me. I am the legal landowner, but not the contractor, at 2088 Dagget Lane, Trout Run, Pennsylvania.
A couple of beavers are in the process of constructing and maintaining two wood “debris” dams across the outlet stream of my Spring Pond. While I did not pay for, authorize, or supervise their project, I think they would be highly offended that you call their skillful use of nature’s building materials “debris.”
I would like to challenge your department to attempt to copy their dam project any time or place you choose. I believe I can safely state there is no way you could ever match their dam skills, their dam resourcefulness, their dam ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam determination, or their dam work ethic.
