TPW TV -- GOOD GUZZLER: When is being a "guzzler" a good 
thing ... we tell you ... ahead on Passport to Texas.

This is Passport to Texas (September 25)

For most of us, the word "guzzler" has a negative 
connotation, but not for the groups working to restore 
bighorn sheep. 

04 -- A guzzler is essentially a rainwater collection system for wildlife.


Mark Garrett is TPW Project Leader for Trans-Pecos WMAs. 

09 -- We've got two large panels of sheet metal that collect the 
rainwater, funnel that down into storage tanks that feed to wildlife 
friendly watering stations.



Adequate fresh water is essential for the restoration of 
big horn sheep. During a segment on next week's TPW 
PBS Television Series, see how volunteers from the Big 
Horn Society, Like Kathy Boone, install new guzzlers on 
the Black Gap WMA. 

13 -- Work projects normally last a couple of days, and they are always 
in extremely remote areas. For this work project, we've had over a 
hundred people here to help us build two water catchment devices we 
call guzzlers.




Workers must travel by helicopter to the mountain tops to 
construct the guzzlers, but volunteer Charlie Barnes says 
the challenges that come with the work are worth it.

11 -- This land is suitable for all the game that live here. It was missing 
one thing. Water. And now it'll have water. That's conservation right 
there.



View the segment on Good Guzzlers next week on the 
TPW PBS TV series. Check your local listings.

The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program supports 
our series. Through your purchases of hunting and 
fishing equipment, and motorboat fuels, over 40 million 
dollars in conservation efforts are funded in Texas each 
year. For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I'm Cecilia Nasti.


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