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Pig Wallow

From: PAUL [mailto:ptdeecken@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 2:23 PM
To: John Millican; Wayne Kaiser; Rene Dube; Tom n Joretta Fuller
Subject: Pig Wallow Drinker in Lower Carr Canyon
 
Folks, Pig Wallow Drinker in lower Carr Canyon is 1 of 3 waters that we maintain.  Some of you have worked on these waters in the past.  Two Eagle Scout projects have included Pig Wallow, also.
 
This drinker is a little different than the other 2, Plaque and Meadow.  Besides the normal metal box, it has a side line about 30 feet above the box that allows for a slow trickle of water to saturate the ground nearby.  In fact, it got its name from Javelina wallowing in the soft, wet dirt at the site of the old cement trough.  I have seen turkey tracks in the muck in the past, also.  Grasses and forbs have not really responded to the dampness due to the shade from the tight tree canopy above.  Open areas just below the drinker box do have greenery nearby.  In fact, once I watched 2 hen turkeys strip seeds from grass plants within 10 feet of the drinker.  They were accompanied by 4 poults.
 
Based on our success with installing a smaller saucer below a main water source, I wanted to experiment with something similar at Pig Wallow.  Attached are the before (last week) and after images (today).  Time will tell if Javelina or Bears tear this dish up.  If it is worthwhile, we might in the future mortar the rocks around the feeder pipe to better secure a dish.  Otherwise, it was just a good exercise for a lost soul on Independence Day.  A picture of the lost soul is attached, although it was from 30 years ago.  Same expression, different mountain range, different century!
 
I believe that this set-up will allow for a more reduced flow to the site from the source, a well and pump up canyon.  Water will still saturate the ground below it, also.
 
We already have a pressure reducer on the line because of the fall from the pump house.  The close by drinker box and interior float valve still work as designed.
 
I did let the Forest Service know about this modification a few weeks back.  I forgot to mention it at the last Board meeting. 
 
Only does spotted near the drinker this morning.  I did hear a tree falling, not a good sign.
 
Let's keep these pictures off of the web site until we can call it a success.
 
No charge for parts or labor.
 
Enjoy your 4th of July celebrations.
 
Tom
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