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Muskrat resting along Little Creek ©2019 Bonnie Horne

Muskrat

Muskrats help to keep the park marshes healthy by cutting channels through the reeds and removing vegetation which encourages plant regrowth and diversity. Their lodges have underwater entrances and provide living areas for their young. They may have 3 litters/year with 6-7 in each litter.  Snakes, geese, and turtles are among those who use the tops of their lodges for homes.
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