In northeastern Arizona, we’ve hauled about 65,000 gallons of water for wildlife over the past three years due to ongoing water scarcity in the region. 💦 But the Durfee Well Project near Heber, which begins construction this fall, aims to change that by making water more accessible to wildlife. The region near Heber faces extreme drought conditions exacerbated by an orographic effect known as a "rain shadow." This happens when clouds lose their moisture as they hit high elevations, leaving the
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In northeastern Arizona, we’ve hauled about 65,000 gallons of water for wildlife over the past three years due to ongoing water scarcity in the region. 💦 But the Durfee Well Project near Heber, which begins construction this fall, aims to change that by making water more accessible to wildlife. The region near Heber faces extreme drought conditions exacerbated by an orographic effect known as a "rain shadow." This happens when clouds lose their moisture as they hit high elevations, leaving the
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