Korn Ridge Drinker Maintenance
Korn Canyon,
Canelo Hills ~ Santa Cruz County, Arizona
July 5th, 2017
Canelo Hills ~ Santa Cruz County, Arizona
July 5th, 2017
Activity Description:
On July 5th, 2017 volunteers from the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation made temporary repairs to the Korn Ridge Drinker development in the Canelo Hills. A previous inspection reported no water in the storage tank or the drinker nearby.
The Korn Ridge Drinker is a cooperative effort between the National Forest livestock permittee, the Coronado National Forest, and the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter. Water for the development is supplied by a ¼ of a mile long pipe that taps into another water line for livestock. A metal drinker box is fed by an 1100-gallon storage tank at the end of the wildlife pipe line. A small area around the drinker and tank are fenced to exclude cattle.
After bypassing a clogged in-line pressure regulator, about 425 gallons were directed into the storage tank. This amount should be adequate for wildlife use until the summer rains commence.
The volunteers for the Korn Ridge Drinker repair were John Millican and Tom Deecken.
At a future workday, more permanent modifications will be made to the development.
On July 5th, 2017 volunteers from the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation made temporary repairs to the Korn Ridge Drinker development in the Canelo Hills. A previous inspection reported no water in the storage tank or the drinker nearby.
The Korn Ridge Drinker is a cooperative effort between the National Forest livestock permittee, the Coronado National Forest, and the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter. Water for the development is supplied by a ¼ of a mile long pipe that taps into another water line for livestock. A metal drinker box is fed by an 1100-gallon storage tank at the end of the wildlife pipe line. A small area around the drinker and tank are fenced to exclude cattle.
After bypassing a clogged in-line pressure regulator, about 425 gallons were directed into the storage tank. This amount should be adequate for wildlife use until the summer rains commence.
The volunteers for the Korn Ridge Drinker repair were John Millican and Tom Deecken.
At a future workday, more permanent modifications will be made to the development.
001 John Millican works on a new connection that will bypass the clogged pressure regulator
003 With the line repair made, about 425 gallons of water went into the storage tank
There he is folks, our own Tom Deecken, thanks to John Millican and his quick reaction catching him.
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002 The new bypass in the pipe line is complete
004 Once cleaned of cobwebs, water again filled the drinker for wildlife use
Tom carrying his camera, no wonders we have such great stories and memories to go with them.
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