Korn Ridge Drinker Maintenance
Korn Canyon, Canelo Hills
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
November 4th, 2019
Activity Description:
On November 4th, 2019 volunteers from the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation repaired the Korn Ridge Drinker development in the Canelo Hills.
The Korn Ridge Drinker is a cooperative effort between the National Forest livestock permittee, the Coronado National Forest, and the Huachuca Gould’s. 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.
A new float valve was installed on the storage tank, the drinker box was cleaned and tested, and the storage tank was partially filled .
The volunteers from the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter doing the repair work were John Millican, Tim Warne, Dave Kemnitz, Wayne Kaiser, and Tom Deecken.
This water development will be checked periodically throughout 2020 to ensure that water is available for wildlife.
On November 4th, 2019 volunteers from the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation repaired the Korn Ridge Drinker development in the Canelo Hills.
The Korn Ridge Drinker is a cooperative effort between the National Forest livestock permittee, the Coronado National Forest, and the Huachuca Gould’s. 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.
A new float valve was installed on the storage tank, the drinker box was cleaned and tested, and the storage tank was partially filled .
The volunteers from the Huachuca Gould’s Chapter doing the repair work were John Millican, Tim Warne, Dave Kemnitz, Wayne Kaiser, and Tom Deecken.
This water development will be checked periodically throughout 2020 to ensure that water is available for wildlife.
001 Valve Check. Wayne Kaiser (left) and Tim Warne test a water line control valve
002 More Adjustment Needed. Wayne Kaiser (right) and John Millican apply a little more elbow grease
003 Group Portrait. Participating in the maintenance project were (left to right) Wayne Kaiser, John Millican, Tim Warne, and Dave Kemnitz. Not shown is Tom Deecken
004 Panorama View. An oak woodland with interspersed grasses, forbs, and shrubs surround the Korn Canyon Water Development. The Canelo Hills form the background.