Peter's Mountain catchment pipe replacement project - 2021-01-21

Last year after the Bush Fire, Jarred McFarlin of AZ Game and Fish checked the catchment located on top of Peters Mountain and found the holding tank and trough survived but most of the pipe leading to it was destroyed. The catchment collects rainwater to sustain wildlife on the forest. This past Wednesday, Edna, an official Forest Service mule, carried all the necessary tools along with 400 feet of polyethylene pipe to the top of Peters Mountain. She was accompanied by her handler Jarrod McFarlin, Austin Jacobson (USFS) and AZ Game and Fish volunteers Roger Rohrbach and Keith Kniver. It takes a fair amount of effort to reach the top of Peters. Once on top, the crew found approximately 10 inches of water in the holding tank. The burnt pipe was replaced with a new section of pipe. With a little trial and error, the crew had water filling the trough again. What a beautiful sight! Thanks to the crew and supporters Jim Lawrence and Noah Sarnowski for making this repair possible. #TontoNF