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Water for Wildlife
Water is Life
Throughout the American West, thousands of waters have been built to benefit wildlife populations with around 850 built in Arizona
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Arizona Elk Society is a member based conservation force in Arizona. As a member of AES, you are part of a passionate and growing community that has advocated for Arizona’s wildlife and wild places for more than 19 years. Thank you for being part of the more than 1,400 people who care deeply about protecting wildlife, conservation, and connecting all people to the sights and sounds—and joy—of Arizona’s outdoors.
All annually renewable memberships with the Arizona Elk Society are based on the anniversary month. Your membership is important to both the AES members and Arizona's elk.
Heroes Rising Outdoors
Connecting with the outdoors helps heal the mind, body, and soul. AES provides an opportunity for veterans to connect to the outdoors through the Heroes Rising Outdoors Program (HRO). HRO provides 125+ outdoor experiences yearly for wounded Veterans. HRO partners with other organizations and volunteers to give veterans outdoor opportunities to assist in their recovery and healing. These programs include hunting, fly fishing, equine therapy, kayaking, fishing, camping, and getting involved in AES’s volunteer wildlife habitat projects.
Water for Arizon's Wildlife
Tragically, Arizona is losing thousands of acres of wildlife habitat each year. The situation is forecasted to worsen in the coming years. Wildlife water catchments are a critical habitat feature for water distribution
to all wildlife species. Since 2001, AES volunteers have hauled over 4,000,000 gallons of water to drought-stricken areas of elk range and restored and maintained more than 400 wildlife water catchments in Northern Arizona for the survival and betterment of all species of wildlife. The maintenance and filling of water catchments for Arizona’s wildlife remain a top priority of AES.
Youth Programs
We firmly believe that today's youth are the architects of tomorrow's wildlife and habitat conservation efforts. Therefore, we've crafted a range of engaging Arizona youth programs designed to empower them with the knowledge and experiences they need to become the stewards of our natural heritage
Habitat
Healthy watersheds provide erosion/sediment control, increased biodiversity, wildlife movement corridors, water storage, flood control, and recreation opportunities. AES is unique in its mission to benefit all Arizona wildlife species by coordinating large-scale volunteer work projects with the United States Forest Service (USFS), Arizona Game and Fish Department, area ranchers, and other organizations. In addition
to watershed restoration, AES volunteers restore important native grasslands and conduct forest thinning work in partnership with the USFS.
our events
Continuing the finishing of butcherknife wildlife water catchment build. We have to install an elk exclosure fence around the apron of the catchment and also put tin skirting around the
...Continuing the finishing of butcherknife wildlife water catchment build. We have to install an elk exclosure fence around the apron of the catchment and also put tin skirting around the...
The Arizona Elk Society is pleased to announce our 10th Annual Fundraising Banquet, to be held Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the Show Low Elks Club. We invite you to join us at this
...The Arizona Elk Society is pleased to announce our 10th Annual Fundraising Banquet, to be held Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the Show Low Elks Club. We invite you to join us at this...
We will be completing a meadow restoration project by installing Zeedyk structures. These are erosion control structures that use rock and log placement to slow down flow of water
...We will be completing a meadow restoration project by installing Zeedyk structures. These are erosion control structures that use rock and log placement to slow down flow of water...
Every year families from all over Arizona sign up their children for two AH-MAZING days of jam-packed fun. Families camp with either their tents, RV’s or trailers and are welcome to set up
...Every year families from all over Arizona sign up their children for two AH-MAZING days of jam-packed fun. Families camp with either their tents, RV’s or trailers and are welcome to set up...
our projects
Butcher Knife catchment system in Unit 7W
On Saturday, June 17 three of us went to Butcher Knife Tank. We surveyed the land and...
Big Springs Unit 8, South of Williams
October 6-8, was the start of a new project in Unit 8. We were at Big Spring south of...
Garden Tank - Long Valley fence repair
On Friday evening myself along with two volunteers, a father and son team, arrived at...