Robert Perkins won't take all the credit for the wetland he built on his property just outside Fall River, N.S. "I'll get myself in trouble," he said with a chuckle. "Between the beavers and I, we built it."
Posted: Dec 14, 2020 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 14, 2020
When the railway was built, the earthen mound built to support the tracks acted like a dike. In 1950, the province approached Ducks Unlimited Canada for help to convert the south side of the former railway bed into a freshwater marsh. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)