The City of Rogers says it's possible a beaver could be behind the cutting down of trees at Lake Atalanta. The city and police held a press conference Tuesday, saying someone used a hatchet to chop the trees down. But Wednesday, Ben Cline with the City of Rogers said experts came in and determined a beaver or multiple beavers could possibly be to blame instead. "We had Arkansas Game and Fish come down here and take a look, and they found some more evidence there might possibly be some beavers down here at Lake Atalanta." The city said it's not ruling out vandalism just yet. The case spawned a satiric Facebook page called "Save Bart the Beaver." The city planted thousands of trees in the park, so the cost was relatively low because they bought in bulk. But it could still cost thousands of dollars to replace those trees, White said. Lake Atalanta was closed for a year of renovations. It was reopened with a ribbon cutting celebration on October 30th.

The City of Rogers says it's possible a beaver could be behind the cutting down of trees at Lake Atalanta.

The city and police held a press conference Tuesday, saying someone used a hatchet to chop the trees down.


But Wednesday, Ben Cline with the City of Rogers said experts came in and determined a beaver or multiple beavers could possibly be to blame instead.

"We had Arkansas Game and Fish come down here and take a look, and they found some more evidence there might possibly be some beavers down here at Lake Atalanta."

The city said it's not ruling out vandalism just yet.

The case spawned a satiric Facebook page called "Save Bart the Beaver."

The city planted thousands of trees in the park, so the cost was relatively low because they bought in bulk. But it could still cost thousands of dollars to replace those trees, White said.

Lake Atalanta was closed for a year of renovations. It was reopened with a ribbon cutting celebration on October 30th.