Triangle Ranch WMA Boss Tank Guzzler Project
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Project ID: 5863
Status: Completed
Fiscal Year: 2022
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: Mark Farmer
PM Agency: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
PM Office: Central Region
Lead: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
WRI Region: Central
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Description:
Install a 1,800 gallon Boss tank guzzler with a metal apron to provide reliable water to wildlife on the Triangle ranch WMA.
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Location:
Triangle Ranch WMA in Juab county
T13S, R1E, section 14
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Project Need
Need For Project:
This project will provide reliable water to wildlife on the Triangle ranch WMA. There are no developed springs or other guzzlers on the WMA.
Objectives:
Provide water to wildlife
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
Project could increase use of forage near the guzzler site
Relation To Management Plan:
This project will help meet some of the strategies of the WMU 16 deer management plan.
Continue to improve, protect, and restore sagebrush steppe habitats critical to deer. Cooperate with federal land management agencies and private landowners in carrying out habitat improvements such as pinion juniper removal, reseedings, controlled burns, grazing management, water developments etc. on public and private lands. Habitat improvement projects will occur on both winter ranges as well as summer range.
Fire / Fuels:
N/A
Water Quality/Quantity:
This project will provide perennial water to wildlife
Compliance:
Guzzler site will be cleared for archeology
Methods:
Use Regional backhoe to dig a hole for the 1,800 gallon tank. Volunteers and Regional personnel will install the tank and build the metal apron and livestock exclusion fence.
Monitoring:
Regional personnel will install a trail camera on the guzzler, next spring to document wildlife use.
Partners:
This project will be done in partnership with the National Turkey Federation and the Division of Wildlife Resources. The NWTF will purchase the Boss tank and the DWR will provide materials for the apron and fence.
Future Management:
The guzzler will be managed and maintained by Central Region personnel.
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
This project will provide water for wildlife who use the Triangle Ranch WMA and allow them to better utilize forage in and around the guzzler site.
| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $0.00 | $6,000.00 | $6,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $9,000.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Materials and Supplies | 1,800 gallon Boss tank guzzler | $0.00 | $6,000.00 | $0.00 | 2022 |
| Materials and Supplies | Materials to build a metal apron and livestock exclusion fence | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,500.00 | 2022 |
| Personal Services (permanent employee) | Permanent employee time to install guzzler tank, apron and fence | $0.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 | 2022 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $6,000.00 | $0.00 | $6,000.00 | $3,246.69 | $9,246.69 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) | Money from the CRO WMA maintenance budget for apron and fence materials | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,500.00 | 2022 | |
| National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) | S024 | Project approval coversheet indicated this was direct pay, however the funds were sent to DWR. | $6,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 |
| Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) | In-kind labor by permanent employees and use of Regional backhoe | $0.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 | 2022 | |
| DWR-WRI Project Admin In-Kind | $0.00 | $0.00 | $246.69 | 2022 |
Species
| Species | "N" Rank | HIG/F Rank | ||||
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| Chukar | R3 | |||||
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| Elk | R2 | |||||
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| Wild Turkey | R1 | |||||
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| Mule Deer | R1 | |||||
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Habitats
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Project Comments
| Comment | 10/21/2021 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| Hey Guys! Is this project going to happen this fiscal year? If so make sure that a project approval coversheet is filled out and signed by NWTF, Eric, Justin and the DO's office before you move ahead with using conservation permit funds. If you need more info on this let me know and I will send you the form and the instructions. If your plans have changed let me know so I can move it to cancelled for the time being. Thanks. | |||
| Comment | 08/22/2022 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| Please enter the missing expenses, highlighted in rust, on the Finance Page. With this being a project where NWTF purchased the guzzler directly please work with them to get a copy of the receipt or cleared check that shows the amount that they paid and upload a copy to the images and documents tab. When you have completed that, please go back to the Completion Form and finalize your report again so I know that it has been completed. Thanks. | |||
| Comment | 08/23/2022 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| Mark - Thanks for the additional info on the program number to remind me that they actually didn't do direct pay. I fixed it on the finance page to show that those funds went through WRI/DWR and not other. Sorry to make you add an invoice that wasn't needed. I moved the project to completed. | |||
Completion
Start Date:
10/01/2021
End Date:
08/10/2022
FY Implemented:
2023
Final Methods:
Installed 1800 gallon Boss Tank guzzler tank on November 23, 2021. Used backhoe to dig hole for tank.
Installed Apron and a 2 rail post and rail fence around guzzler on August 10th 2022.
Project Narrative:
This guzzler is intended to help provide reliable water for wild turkeys in the area. There is also mule deer and elk which will benefit.
Future Management:
The guzzler was installed on the Triangle Ranch WMA which will be managed as mule deer and elk winter and transitional habitat.
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