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Beaver Spotted at DTE Property after 75 Year Absence from the Detroit River
Patricia Leidemer
02/17/09

Detroit, Michigan (February 2009) Wildlife officials are celebrating the sighting of a beaver in the Detroit River for the first time in decades, signaling that efforts to clean up the waterway are paying off. The Detroit Free Press reports that a beaver lodge has been discovered in an intake canal at Detroit Edison's Conners Creek power plant on Detroit's east riverfront. Detroit Edison is a subsidiary of DTE Energy, a longtime WHC member. For more information, see the Detroit Free Press article and video.

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