International Peace Garden, Progress Report

              Amid Its Woodlands
Lake I dall was widened and the inlet ditch from the Sunken
Garden area was widened and deepened. Another improvement
was the planting oi large elms on the west side of Number Three
Highway. Land was also plowed up in the vicinity of Lake Udall
in which to plant deciduous trees. The evergreens in the open
sections this year made good growth and are beginning to add
to the natural beauty of the native trees.
The Canadian Park Section
In the Canadian Park the battle with beaver and muskrats
continues. These animals are left undisturbed but the cleaning
up after them adds considerable work. The beaver cut down
larger poplar on the banks of the lakes. The branches are taken
for food but the tree trunks litter the hillsides and those have
to be removed in the winter from all lakes adjoining the Lake
Drive. The muskrats burrow into the banks of the lake in the
landscaped area. They eat the roots of the ornamental shrubs,
in some instances killing the shrubbery completely and in others
only in part. Their burrowing around the culvert through whicli
the water from Lake Stormon flows under the main drive, let
the water through. Sandbagging the lake outlet was resorted to
and the flow stopped long enough to permit excavating around
the culvert and repacking with clay.
The International Cub tractor was kept going fairly steadily
through the season of grass growth. This mowing, together with
frequent rains, gave a well groomed appearance to the open park
section and to the grassed sides of the drives.
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