The recent hike in land valuations by the Haines Borough may be bad news for a family of beavers living by the Klehini River at 27 Mile.

About six years ago, the beavers moved onto a 3.85-acre lot owned by resident Dave Pahl, turning it into a pond. Pahl wasn’t too concerned, as he’d about given up on the property. He bought the lot in the early 1990s, when he wanted to invest in land…