A Damming Situation

The city of Mechanicville gets its drinking water from a small reservoir in Saratoga County. A few busy beavers who also call the area home are determined to dam up the lone tributary that leads there. The situation has pit the two in a high stakes chess match of late, with city officials frantically tearing down dams to save the water supply, and beavers building them back up practically overnight. On this episode of The Eagle, reporter Kathleen Moore tags along with a Mechanicville city official to see the beavers' handiwork, and find out why it's such a headache. Also on this episode, movie buff and features writer C.J. Lais talks about his favorite horror movies just in time for Halloween.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices