Water where it wasn't last month. A culvert that keeps plugging up. Young trees felled overnight, stripped and dragged toward the pond. Around Horn Pond and Woburn's brooks and wetlands, beavers are at their busiest in the fall — repairing dams and building their winter food cache — and the flooding and tree damage they cause only gets worse heading into winter.

Harvey's Animal Evictions LLC is a licensed Massachusetts wildlife removal company based in Wilmington, with our shop in Medford. We handle beaver problems for Woburn homeowners, businesses, and property managers — inspection first, then humane removal carried out in line with Massachusetts regulations, which tightly govern beaver work.

Signs beavers have moved in

• Water rising or spreading in a yard, driveway edge, or low area that used to drain

• A dam of sticks and mud building up in a brook, culvert, or drainage outlet

• Trees and saplings felled with distinctive cone-shaped, gnawed stumps, bark stripped, branches dragged off

• A dome-shaped lodge of sticks and mud at a pond edge, or bank dens along a stream

• Chewed shrubs and garden plantings near the water

• Blocked drainage that keeps coming back days after it's cleared

Beaver flooding is not a wait-and-see problem. Rising water can undermine driveways and septic systems, flood basements and crawl spaces, drown the trees and landscaping you wanted to keep, and turn a yard into standing water that breeds mosquitoes all next summer. And a beaver colony defends its dam — clearing the sticks without addressing the beavers usually buys you a few days, not a solution.

Where Woburn beavers cause trouble

Woburn is built around water: Horn Pond and Horn Pond Brook, the Aberjona River, Shaker Glen's brooks and conservation land, and wetlands threaded through neighborhoods across the city. That is year-round beaver habitat, and in the fall it pushes beavers to work hardest exactly where people live:

• Culverts and drainage outlets — a dammed culvert floods roads, driveways, and yards upstream fast

• Pond-edge yards around Horn Pond — felled ornamental trees and flooded lawns are the classic complaint

• Brooks and wetland edges behind houses — colonies dam small streams that were never a problem before

• Commercial and industrial properties near the Aberjona — rising water threatens parking areas, loading zones, and septic systems

• Golf courses and managed land — water features and specimen trees are beaver magnets (we also offer golf course wildlife management)

Beavers stay active all winter under the ice — they don't hibernate. A colony damming your culvert in November will still be there in February, and the water will keep rising behind a dam they maintain nightly.

How we handle a beaver problem

Every job starts with an inspection, which you can book online through our website. We don't give estimates over the phone or online, because the right plan depends on what we find: how many beavers are in the colony, where they're damming, and what the water is threatening. Beaver work in Massachusetts is regulated, and part of the inspection is making sure the plan follows the rules for your situation.

• Inspection — We locate the dam, lodge or bank den, and feeding damage, assess what the rising water threatens, and give you a clear plan and price before any work starts.

• Humane removal — Beavers are trapped and removed safely and humanely, in line with Massachusetts regulations and any permits your situation requires.

• Dam and site advice — Once the beavers are gone, we advise on dam removal and on protecting the trees you want to keep, so a new colony doesn't simply move into a ready-made site.

• Follow-through — Beaver sites get rechecked, because an empty pond with good habitat can attract dispersing young beavers in spring.

See our wildlife removal services and our wildlife exclusion and damage repair services.

Why Woburn property owners call Harvey's

• Licensed Massachusetts Problem Animal Control agents

• Wildlife only — no bugs, mice, or rats; beavers and other nuisance wildlife are all we do

• Inspection first, plan in writing — you get a clear price after the inspection, before any work starts

• 24/7 emergency service — a flooded driveway or a culvert about to overtop is a call we take any time

• Minutes away — based in Wilmington with our shop in Medford, we're in Woburn for jobs every week

Woburn beaver questions

How much does beaver removal cost in Woburn?

It depends on the size of the colony, access to the dam and lodge, and what the water is threatening, so we never quote a price without looking. Every job starts with an inspection — book online through our website, and the inspection fee is confirmed at booking. After the inspection, you get a clear price before any work starts.

Can't I just tear out the dam myself?

You can clear sticks, but beavers rebuild fast — often overnight — and Massachusetts regulates beaver dam work because tearing out a dam can drain wetlands and flood downstream properties. Removal of the beavers is what actually stops the cycle, and the inspection sorts out what's allowed on your site.

Are beavers protected in Massachusetts?

Beaver trapping and dam work are regulated, and some situations need permits through your local board of health — especially where flooding threatens septic systems, wells, or roads. That's part of what the inspection covers: we tell you what your situation requires before any work starts.

Will beavers come back after removal?

Good habitat can attract a new colony, which is why we advise on protecting specimen trees and recheck active sites. The sooner a new arrival is caught, the smaller the job.

Do you handle other animals in Woburn?

Yes — raccoons, squirrels, bats, skunks, woodchucks, muskrat, opossums, birds, and more, plus mole and vole lawn treatment. See the full list on our FAQ page.

Book your inspection

Rising water doesn't fix itself, and a beaver colony works every night. Book an inspection online, or call 1-800-692-0406 — emergency service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.