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Show . - T :';'. v- V :.i v ' '' - -'.-7 . : - -v' i . .- v.' Photo By Norman McKee U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Utah Division of Wildlife employees constructed two guzzlers recently in the Burning Hills area south of Escalante and west of the Kaiparowits Plateau to provide water for wildlife in the excellentmhabitat lacking only in sufficient water. Two Guzzlers For Wildlife Constructed In Escalante Burning Hills Area By Norman McKee Wildlife Biologist Bureau of Land Management and Utah Division of Wildlife employees recently constructed two guzzlers in the Burning Hills area south of Escalante and west of the Kaiparowits Plateau. Guzzlers are water catchment devices designed to catch rain and snow. The precipitation falls on a large apron and is directed to an underground storage tank (1,800 gallons). An underground pipe also allows the water to flow from the tank to a drinker where bighorns and various other wildlife species can meet their needs for water. Bighom sheep do not presently inhabit the Burning Hills. Hoever, as the Kaiparowits population expands and as additional bighorns are re-established into this former range, the guzzlers will help to provide water in otherwise good habitat, but lacking in water. The project was directed by Kanab BLM wildlife biologist Pablo Arroyave. Other BLM employees assisting in the project were Brent Owens, Frank Olson, Mary Cassidy, Melvin Jackson, Don Coleman and Greg Christcnsen. DWR employees on the project included biologist Norman McKee, habitat specialist Bry Chrisuansen, and conscrvauon officers Roy Marchant of Escalante and Scott White of Kanab. It is anticipated that as bighorn sheep expand from presently occupied habitat to new areas such as the Burning Hills, the guzzlers will be important in helping the bighorns to more fully utilize the new area. |