Logs Can Keep You from Sinking (Episode 20)

This video will show you how we built six large wetlands for the Northern leopard frog and the Western Painted Turtle in old fields where everyone was sure the heavy equipment would get stuck! You’ll learn how to plan and implement wetland projects using logs to keep the excavators from sinking and low ground pressure dozers that stay afloat on quicksand. Building wetlands that are supplied with groundwater is an excellent way to provide a habitat for rare species of animals and plants in arid regions where there isn’t enough precipitation to fill wetlands.

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Thanks for another great video. I have a tracked loader with a backhoe, and I've learned how easily things can get away from you on saturated ground. I've been using HDPE mats - boy do I wish I could more easily move them around with the machine, but they do work great on saturated slopes. Logs seem perfect in your application - thanks for sharing!