The Division of Wildlife Resources is taking the drought seriously as they work to mitigate its effects on wildlife. According to a DWR announcement, the Book Cliffs Working Group has been installing more wildlife guzzlers in the Book Cliffs. A guzzler is a device to catch and store water from rain and snow. Crews flew into an area of the Book Cliffs a few weeks ago and installed more guzzlers in an area where biologists determined the water was most needed. Once the materials were flown in, it took about 5 people 4 hours to complete each structure. A regular big game guzzler tank holds about 1,800 gallons of water and it takes 6 inches of precipitation to fill it from empty, shares the DWR. In July, crews will again head to the Book Cliffs where a “mega guzzler” will be installed. A “mega guzzler” consists of five 1,800 gallon storage tanks built together.
