Blue Ridge Project II
On Friday, April 11 the White Mountain Chapter of the Arizona Elk Society, along with members of the Apache-Sitegreaves National Forest, congregated at the Blue Ridge 2 jobsite just outside of Show Low, AZ. We had held a previous weekend working there last fall to get the ground ready to build a catchment system, and this was the day for the build. We had a great crew of volunteers that showed up ready to work and get their hands dirty. The catchment systems are built using galvanized steel studs to construct a frame. On a catchment of this size, we build them in 12’ x 12’ sections and then bolt the sections together. Most of the catchments we build are in increments of 12’, either 24’ x 36’ or 24’ x 24’ overall size. The framework goes together fairly easily, and then runners are installed to give stability to the frame. The studs come pre-fabricated with holes to run these through. After the complete frames are built and attached to each other, we attach PBR paneling to the top.
With the number of volunteers that we had, and after checking to make sure everything was working correctly, we were finished by Friday evening with this build. We also did a little bit of fence work around the catchment itself. We can now call this a completed project. We would like to thank the AZGFD and the Apache-Sitegreaves National Forest for working with us on this project and helping us to get it completed. And again, we would like to thank our volunteers, because without them we would not be able to accomplish what we do in our busy summer seasons!
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