This California reserve has been focusing on oak woodland restoration and removal of invasive eucalyptus trees. Drinkers and guzzlers are fed by a 1100 gallon tank with a 120 sq ft collection roof system.
The Mescalero Conservation Area uses Drinkers and Guzzlers as a way to encourage the elk population to remain in areas away from busy roads and highways.
This 10,000 gallon system enhances a 4500 acre habitat area (1.5 miles). It is a deer wintering range and desert bighorn sheep area on the edge of the Kanab Canyon, approximately 35 miles south of Fredonia, AZ. The cooperators for this project are Kaibab National Forest, AZ Game and Fish Department and the AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society.
Notice how this particular drinker is built into the side-hill and landscape to blend into the environment.
This guzzler is 50% below ground, 50% above. The main concern is to support the sidewalls so that they do not bulge from the water pressure. You can also support the side with timer or railroad ties if needed.
US Fish & Wildlife, along with Friends of Midway have established a recovery program for the endangered Laysan Duck, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
This site was located in a remote area without access by 4-wheel drive vehicles. Guzzler was transported by ATV. Water is pumped by a solar power well.
Several hundred wild donkeys remain in Hawaii as a reminder of the coffee plantation days. A heritage herd.
The Junior High Forest Ecology students and teacher Dave Valle installed two Dome-Top Guzzlers on the 12 acre Portola High School Learning Landscape in Plumas County California.
The USGS Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Texas Tech University is a leading research center for studies on lesser prairie-chickens. Photos courtesy of Dr. C. Boal, U.S. Geological Survey.
One Dome-Top guzzler with single collection roof 9 x 12=108 sq ft
Photos courtesy of Wildlife Land Trust. Notice the simple but effective collection tarp system, an easy way to collect water over a large area.
Two Dome-Top guzzlers were installed on Moonlight Ridge in the Plumas National Forest in 2013. One year later game cameras showed deer, cougar, and bear. Pictures courtesy of Plumas NF staff and The Mule Deer Foundation, Quincy CA.
Guzzlers were strategically placed at this conservation area as a way to draw elk away from busy roads. The result has been a dramatic reduction in the number of elk and auto accidents. Photos courtesy of Tyner Cervantes-Chief Conservation Officer Mescalero Conservation Department.
Three full-ramp guzzlers. Single collection roof 10 x 12=120 sq ft.
Shows installation steps of Full-Ramp guzzler and collection roof 9 x 15=135 sq ft