Chukar Foundation Central Region Guzzler Project - Phase 2
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Project ID: 4171
Status: Completed
Fiscal Year: 2017
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: Mark Farmer
PM Agency: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
PM Office: Central Region
Lead: Bureau of Land Management
WRI Region: Central
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Description:
The Chukar Foundation and the BLM FFO are proposing to install a total of 65 upland guzzlers on several Mtn Ranges in western Juab County. This proposal is Phase 2 of a three phases and will install 17 guzzlers.
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Location:
West Juab County. Drum Mountains, Desert Mountain, Fish Springs Range, and the Gilson Mountains.
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Project Need
Need For Project:
The lack of water sources on these ranges is limiting chukar distribution despite the vast acreages of a high quality vegetative component. Water sources to support brood rearing hens is a limiting factor for chukar populations in these areas.
Objectives:
# Provide sources of water for brood rearing hens during summer months
# encourage utilization of suitable habitats
# promote species distribution across these ranges
# provide increased recreational opportunities to Utah's sportsmen.
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
Water sources could be used by predators or other non target wildlife
Relation To Management Plan:
The plan is in conformance with the BLM House Range RMP.
This project will provide water for a variety of upland game wildlife including chukar partridge, morning dove and cottontail rabbit. The project area is winter and transitional range for mule deer. This project will help address some of the goals and objectives in the Strategic Management Plan for chukar partridge including:
GOAL A: Establish and maintain optimum Chukar Partridge populations in all suitable habitat in Utah.
Objective 1. Increase Utah five-year base, or average, Chukar Partridge populations
Objective 2. Improve Chukar Partridge habitat on 64,000 acres statewide.
GOAL B: Increase Chukar Partridge hunting and viewing opportunity in Utah.
Objective 1. Increase Chukar Partridge hunting opportunity
Objective 2. Increase public awareness and viewing opportunity for Chukar Partridge
The proposed project will address the following goals and objectives of the Division of Wildlife Resources most recent strategic management plan:
Resource Goal: expand wildlife populations by protecting and improving wildlife habitat.
Objective 1: protect existing wildlife habitat and improve 500,000 acres of critical habitats and watersheds throughout the state.
Constituency Goal: Achieve broad-based support for Division programs and budgets by demonstrating the value of wildlife to all citizens of Utah.
Objective 2: improve communication with wildlife organizations, public officials, private landowners, and government agencies to obtain support for Division programs.
Fire / Fuels:
Not applicable
Water Quality/Quantity:
Project will increase water quantity available to wildlife
Compliance:
BLM has already completed NEPA on sites proposed in this project
Methods:
Chukar foundation, BLM, DWR and other volunteers will install 17 roto guzzlers with 9ft X 12ft metal aprons.
Monitoring:
BLM and/or Chukar foundation personnel will install remote cameras on the 25% of the guzzlers for a two week period during the brood rearing season to determine effectivness.
Partners:
Disision of Wildlife Resources, Chukar foundation, BLM Fillmore district
Future Management:
Guzzlers will be managed by the BLM Fillmore field office. 14 guzzlers were purchased by the CRO DWR and delivered to the BLM Fillmore office. 17 guzzler sites are left of the 31 sites identified and cleared.
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
Guzzlers are not large enough to be used by domestic livestock. Fencing will be used to keep livestock and/or wild horses from using the guzzlers as a water source.
| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $23,400.00 | $0.00 | $23,400.00 | $23,000.00 | $46,400.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Materials and Supplies | Sheet metal, delineator posts, perlins, rain gutter, fencing and mics hardware for 9ft X 12ft aprons for 17 guzzlers @ $500 each | $8,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2018 |
| Personal Services (seasonal employee) | DWR seasonal labor to help install guzzlers, 72 man hours @ $14/hr | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2018 |
| Motor Pool | F550 and 3/4 ton trucks to pull backhoe and trailer for tanks and apron materials @ $.075/mile for 2000 miles | $1,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2018 |
| Materials and Supplies | 17 roto guzzlers @ $700 each | $11,900.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2018 |
| Other | Dedicated hunter and/or other volunteer labor for 500 man hours @ $20/hr to install 17 guzzlers | $0.00 | $0.00 | $10,000.00 | 2018 |
| Equipment Rental/Use | Use of BLM and/or DWR backhoe, skidsteer, ATVs, UTVs, trailers etc to install 17guzzlers | $0.00 | $0.00 | $10,000.00 | 2018 |
| Personal Services (permanent employee) | Full time DWR maintenance employees for 100 man hours @ $30/hr to help install 17 guzzlers | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | 2018 |
| Materials and Supplies | Fuel for backhoe, UTV and/or ATVs | $500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2018 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $26,614.92 | $0.00 | $26,614.92 | $23,000.00 | $49,614.92 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Utah Chukar and Wildlife Foundation - Chapter Funds | NC932 | $5,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2018 | |
| Habitat Council Account | HCRF | $9,629.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2018 | |
| Habitat Council Account | HCRF | $8,770.92 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2017 | |
| Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $13,000.00 | 2018 | ||
| Volunteers - Dedicated Hunters | $0.00 | $0.00 | $10,000.00 | 2018 | ||
| Utah Chukar and Wildlife Foundation - Chapter Funds | NC945 | $3,214.92 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2018 |
Species
| Species | "N" Rank | HIG/F Rank | ||||
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| Chukar | R3 | |||||
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| Desert Cottontail | R5 | |||||
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| Mourning Dove | R2 | |||||
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Habitats
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| Lowland Sagebrush | ||||
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Project Comments
Completion
Start Date:
07/01/2016
End Date:
06/22/2019
FY Implemented:
2019
Final Methods:
Installed 22 upland game guzzlers on the Gilson, Desert, and Drum mountains in the west desert. All guzzlers are 500 gallon rotoguzz designs with 9 ft x 12 ft metal aprons. All guzzlers were fenced with a combination of net wire and post & rail to restrict domestic livestock use but allow wildlife to use the guzzlers.
Project Narrative:
Phase II of this guzzler project was completed with the DWR and the Chukar and Wildlife Foundation. Many hours of volunteer time was used including several Eagle scout projects.
Future Management:
These guzzlers are maintenance free but occasional monitoring will be done by DWR employees and volunteers from the Chukar and Wildlife Foundation. Trail cameras have been placed on some guzzlers and photos will be available on the WRI database. All guzzlers locations and information will be placed on the guzzler database.
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