NWTF Huachuca Gould's Chapter - Sierra Vista, Arizona - Conserve, Hunt, Share
  • Goulds Home
    • About the NWTF
    • Gould's Leadership (Officers & Board Members)
    • Save the Habitat - Save the Hunt
    • Become a Mentor, Volunteer, Member, or Donate >
      • Mentor or Volunteer
      • New Local Chapter Member
      • JAKES or Xtreme JAKES Member
      • Women in the Outdoors Member >
        • * Women in the Outdoors
    • Awards / Bragging Page >
      • 2020 NWFT National Recognition
      • 2019 NWTF Award - John Millican
      • Forest Service Southwestern Region Award
      • NWTF volunteer named Field & Streram 2013 Hero of Conservation
  • "Current Events"
    • 2022 31-day Raffle
    • Our Chapter's Upcoming Events
    • AGFD Calendar of Events
    • want to be on our email list? let us know!
  • Chapter Events
    • Hunting Heritage Banquet Stories & Photos >
      • 2022 Hunting Heritage Banquet
      • 2021 Hunting Heritage Banquet: Story & Photos
      • 2020 Banquet Cancelled
      • 2019 Banquet Photos & Story
    • Scholarship Notices >
      • 2022-2023 NWTF Scholarship
      • 2021-2022 NWTF Scholarship Notes
      • 2020-2021 NWTF Scholarship Article
    • Turkey Hunter's Care >
      • 2021 Turkey Hunter Care
      • 2020 Turkey Hunter Care
      • 2019 Turkey Hunter Cares
    • Adopt-a-highway >
      • 2021 Nov Adopt-a-highway
      • 2021 May- Adopt-a-highway
      • 2019 Nov Adopt-a-Highway
    • Southern AZ Quail Forever Assistance >
      • 2023 SAQF Family Day
      • 2022 SAZQF Family Day
      • 2021 Quail Fest
      • 2020 Quail Family Day - Youth Hunt
      • 2019 Quail Fest
      • 2019 Quail Family Field Day
      • 2018 Quail Fest
    • SCI Event Support >
      • 2019 SCI Event
      • 2018 SCI 30th Anniversary
    • Turkey Survey Event >
      • 2022 Turkey Survey
      • 2021 Turkey Survey
      • 2019 Turkey Survey
      • 2018 Turkey Survey
    • JAKES Events >
      • 2022 JAKES
      • 2021 JAKES Event
      • 2019 JAKES Day
      • 2018 JAKES Story and Gallery
  • Chapter Projects
    • Captures/ Translocations/Bulletin >
      • Canelo Turkey Capture 2018
      • Turkey Capture 8-10 April 2016
      • Turkey Capture: 19-20 Jan 2015
      • Turkey Capture Feb 2014
      • Turkey Translocation - February 2013
      • Turkey Translocation 2012 & 2011
      • Gould’s Wild Turkey Bulletin
    • Project Maintenance Needs / Dates
    • Bear Creek - Van Horn Exclosure
    • Brown Canyon
    • Canelo Water Project 2012
    • Carr Canyon Drinkers >
      • Pig Wallow
    • Collins Canyon 2010
    • Comfort Springs
    • Ft Huachuca Water Projects >
      • FTH Unit T1/T2
      • FTH Unit T2/T3 2012
    • Kelly Springs Maintenance >
      • Kelly Springs Repair (July 2017)
      • Kelly Springs November 2011
      • Kelly Spring 2016
    • Korn Canyon >
      • Korn Canyon Update 2017
      • Korn Canyon Ridge 2004
    • Neighbors Springs Fence May 2022
    • Old Saw Mill Springs Drinker Project
    • Scotia Canyon 2004
    • Sunnyside 2011
    • Sycamore Springs Review
    • Upper Turkey Creek 2008
  • Turkey Sightings and Credits - Thanks to you
  • NM Antelope exchanged for AZ Gould's Turkey - Jan/Feb 2014
  • Other Groups that Partner with us to make our Activities Successful - Webpages
  • External Links
  • Support with a Sportman's License Plate
  • Board Members Only Reminders & Notes
    • Board Member Projects Extra Information

Kelly Spring Maintenance
Hunter Canyon, Huachuca Mountains ~ Cochise County, Arizona
July 3rd, 2017

Activity Description:
On July 3rd, 2017 volunteers from the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation got water flowing again into the wildlife drinker at Kelly Spring in the Huachuca Mountains.  After re-connecting the collection tube at the spring and flushing the line, the storage tank down slope began quickly filling up.  Shortly thereafter, water was available for wildlife at the drinker.  The very evident sign of deer and javelina around the drinker meant that the water would soon be used.

Located in the north fork of Hunter Canyon, this habitat development taps into water from an abandoned mine. A several hundred foot pipe line carries the water to a storage tank.  The tank in turn feeds water to a nearby metal drinker box.

The Chapter did extensive repairs (essentially re-building) to the development after damage from the Monument Fire of 2011 and subsequent erosion following several storms.

Tom Fuller, Wayne Kaiser, and Tom Deecken completed the necessary repairs on a hot, somewhat muggy morning.  The work required packing in supplies and materials about .6 of a mile from the trailhead.  Ugh!

A future work session will be planned to make more permanent repairs.  Monitoring will continue until these modifications are made.
​
Picture
001 Starting at the Source- Wayne Kaiser passing the business end of the plumbing snake to Tom Deecken at the entrance of the source of Kelly Spring. The collection tube was plugged.
Picture
002 What’s Next?- Tom Deecken emerges from the old mine ready for more work.
Picture
003 Re-connecting the Water Line- After flushing back to the spring source, the water line is re-connected. Water was soon flowing down to the storage tank and wildlife drinker at Kelly Spring. Wayne Kaiser (left) and Tom Deecken make the connection.
Picture
004 Overview of the Kelly Spring Site- This is how the spring site looked in early July of 2017. Compare this image to the next.
Picture
005 Overview of the Kelly Spring Site in 2011- A similar view of the Kelly Spring source a few months after the Monument Fire of 2011. Quite a positive difference!
Picture
006 Tidy Work at the Drinker- Once the drinker is full again, Tom Fuller does some house keeping.
Picture
007 Mission Accomplished- With water now available for wildlife at Kelly Spring, Wayne Kaiser (left) and Tom Fuller are ready to head for home. Good work!
Them boys look as proud as peacocks,
but a bigger thanks again goes to
Tom Deecken for capturing the event
and logging it into the archives.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Projects are a big part of our conservation efforts,
you can call and volunteer for "a" project
or as many as you feel like you want
to be involved in.

Come join us,
as a volunteer and enjoy the country side
as much as we do.
​Hope to see you soon! 


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
© NWTF Huachuca Goulds Chapter - Sierra Vista, Arizona - Conserve, Hunt, Share