Developing springs on rangeland is a long tradition. Early on, springs were developed for human needs or to accommodate livestock. There are multiple resource values to springs some of which are improved or damaged by development. In developing and updatings springs it is important to recognize capabilities of the spring and how the water from the spring will be used and multiple values of the original and developed spring. Many designs have been used and have advantages and disadvantages. The presentation will discuss lessons learned in develoment of springs including collection setups, delivery pipelines, tank setups, maintenance and water management as well as protection of the integrity of the spring.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.