Biologist Kristin Evered spent much of this summer battling beavers in the Puyallup River watershed. The woman versus rodent scrimmage was over a dam that was drastically changing acres of wetlands.

Beavers typically live near waterways, such as rivers, creeks, lakes and ponds. They can be found all across Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Felled trees ...