Clear rain catchment apron debris at a WMA guzzler, guided from headquarters, Elephant Mountain WMA, visit 2

The review above found the guzzler network at Elephant Mountain WMA due for a licensed maintenance visit, and a WMA biologist guided crew clearing catchment apron debris (only when no bighorn are present) improves the water development's rain collection without ever disclosing its location in this library.

Where

the public entrance and day-use parking area at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area, SH 118 about 26 miles south of Alpine, Brewster County, TX 79830 · Open the map

Pay

$310 proposed

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Proof

WMA biologist guide confirm plus no bighorn present confirm plus general work photo plus completion confirm at headquarters

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Level

advanced

Open until

2026-09-05

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–120 minutes. Method of record: Point-count / transect species survey (Breeding Bird Survey + Xerces pollinator-count protocols)

Bring

• binoculars
• field ID guide or app
• GPS phone
• data sheet / recorder
• timer
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the first survey point; record GPS; note start time, weather, and wind (surveys pause in rain/high wind).
2. 2. Wait a settling minute, then run a fixed-duration count (e.g., 5 min) within a fixed radius; record every species seen/heard and the count of each.
3. 3. Photograph the habitat and any species you can; note any threatened/target or invasive species.
4. 4. Move to the next point along the transect (keep points >=200 m apart) and repeat the count.
5. 5. Record total effort (points, duration) and observer.
6. 6. Enter the per-point species lists + counts, GPS, weather, effort, and photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Threatened/at-risk or target species observed -> flag for the land steward (with location) for protection planning.
• Invasive species dominant / native diversity very low -> flag for a management plan.
• Rain or high wind -> pause/reschedule; counts under poor conditions are not valid.

What counts as done

• WMA biologist guide and escort confirmation recorded
• No bighorn present confirmation before and during the work
• Confirmation that this job never climbed, scrambled onto, or otherwise worked on escape terrain, and that all observation was made from the public road, a designated pull-off, or the WMA's public access area using optics; that no bighorn sheep was approached, followed, herded, or photographed at close range, and no drone was used; that if bighorn were visibly present at a water source the crew withdrew and did not work there while animals were present; that no water source or lambing area coordinate or identifying detail was recorded or disclosed, and the location on file is the WMA headquarte
• General work-in-progress photo with no identifying landscape detail
• Completion confirmed with the WMA biologist back at headquarters

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