Notes from the Green Truck

Squirrels are omnivores.  They prefer to dine on fruits, berries, nuts, insects and bird eggs, if they can get their claws on them.  They will eat just about anything they can find if food sources are low due to population increases.  It was reported earlier this spring that in some parts of the Eastern United States [...]

Squirrels have been a problem for many utility companies lately all around the United States.  For some reason squirrels tend to be attracted to substations.  If they are able to gain access, they sometimes decide to take a nibble on some of the wires.  Then the power goes out to however many customers that the [...]