The beaver are in cahoots with the trees.
An example:
Falling Tree Kills 2 In Moving SUV
POSTED: 9:42 pm PDT May 22, 2005 UPDATED: 10:02 am PDT May 23, 2005
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- A Bellingham couple and the family dog died when a 70-to-80-foot tree fell on and crushed their SUV as they drove southbound on Lake Whatcom Boulevard Sunday in Bellingham.
Oliver G. Larson, 69, his wife, Mary I. Scott-Larson, 45, and their dog died at the scene, Washington State Patrol troopers said.
Witnesses driving behind the SUV and on the opposite side of the road saw the tree snap, fall across Lake Whatcom Boulevard and land on the couple's 1998 white Ford Explorer XLT about 12:15 p.m.
Firefighters cut the tree to remove it from the SUV and used the "jaws of life" to pry the roof of the Explorer open, said Trooper Jim Van Diest. The investigation is continuing, but Van Diest said strong winds may have been a factor.
The National Weather Service said wind gusts were recorded at 20 to 25 miles per hour between noon and 1 p.m. in the Bellingham area Sunday.***