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Oak Openings

Special | 4m 41s

Dave Schrupp and his oxen log off pines on the Nature Conservancy's Crooked Creek Preserve

The Nature Conservancy has a unique way of logging pines on the Crooked Creek Preserve. To haul the logs up the steep hills they turned to a team of experts, Dave Schrupp and his oxen, Dot and Dash. These large, even-tempered animals are the perfect solution to an area where preventing soil erosion along the Mukwonago River watershed is paramount.

07/02/2009 | Rating TV-G

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Oak Openings

Special | 4m 41s

The Nature Conservancy has a unique way of logging pines on the Crooked Creek Preserve. To haul the logs up the steep hills they turned to a team of experts, Dave Schrupp and his oxen, Dot and Dash. These large, even-tempered animals are the perfect solution to an area where preventing soil erosion along the Mukwonago River watershed is paramount.

07/02/2009 | Rating TV-G

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