The materials you donate make a difference. These items are often required to make sure a project is completed correctly, with the right equipment and according to code or law. When the Division doesn't have to purchase the items, there is more money available to spend on wildlife.

Construction materials and equipment

Materials for waterfowl management areas

• Description: We need Dedicated Hunters to donate items for some of our waterfowl management areas. Please call one of the contacts if you're interested in donating and be prepared to provide your receipt for the cost of the materials. We are looking for the following items:
  • Cracked corn (in 50-pound bags)
  • Re-bar (1/2 inch to 3/4 inch)
  • Lumber of various dimensions (see below)
  • 2 in. x 4 in. x 8 ft. (or 10 ft.)
  • 2 in. x 6 in. x 8 ft. (or 10 ft.)
  • 1 in. x 12 in. x 8 ft. (or 10 ft.)
  • 1 in. x 8 in. x 8 ft. (or 10 ft.)
  • Redwood or treated pine (4 in. x 4 in. x 10 ft.)
  • Cement dry mix (in 60- or 80-pound bags)
  • 10-wheeler load of sand or gravel
  • 10-wheeler load of topsoil
  • 1.5 in. x 1/8 in. angle iron (minimum 10-foot lengths)
  • 1.25 in. pipe (minimum 10-inch lengths)
  • Fiberglass post markers for channels and deep-water areas (flat or round, 6-8 feet tall, red or bright color)
  • Rubber bumpers for boat dock
  • Small floating buoys (12 to 18 inches) and anchors
• Contact: Randy Berger, 435-452-8503 or Dustin Mitchell, 435-730-3873

Stone veneer

• Description: We need Dedicated Hunters to donate 60–80 square feet of stone veneer (or simulated stone veneer). Please email the contact if you're interested in donating and be prepared to provide your receipt for the cost of the materials.
• Location: Salt Lake City
• Contact: Bryan Christensen, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Posts for nature center signs

• Description: We need six new sign posts for the Nature Center at Farmington Bay. The posts are available from Grainger (see item # 4LNK4 on the Grainger website). Each post costs about $54.
• Contact: Diana Vos, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 801-589-2373

Materials for Springville Hatchery

• Description: We need Dedicated Hunters to donate items for the Springville hatchery. Please call the contact if you're interested in donating and be prepared to provide your receipt for the cost of the materials. We are looking for the following items:
  • Gravel
  • Concrete work
  • Top soil
  • Exterior door for the hatchery
  • Painting
• Location: Springville, UT
• Contact: Shane Gurley, 801-489-4421

Materials for pond leveling

• Description: We need corrugated drain pipe for a beaver project:
  • 40 feet of 15-inch corrugated drain pipe
• Contact: Rod Nielsen, 801-885-1008

Materials for bear enclosure

• Description: We need Dedicated Hunters to donate the following items that will be used to build a bear enclosure:
  • 11 pieces of 11.5 ga chainlink (6 ft. x 50 ft.)
  • 5 pieces of 11.5 ga chainlink (4 ft. x 50 ft.)
  • 38 toprails (10 ft.)
  • 38 treated posts (4 in. x 4 in.)
  • 1 case of hog rings
  • 19 pieces of plywood sheeting for the roof
  • 13 pieces of lumber (2 in. x 6 in. x 12 ft.)
  • 50 pieces of lumber (2 in. x 4 in. x 12 ft.)
  • 20 pieces of metal-ribbed roofing (36 in. x 12 ft.)
  • Cement
• Contact: John Shivik at 801-538-4758 (office) or 801-520-0145 (cell)

Materials for Hardware Ranch WMA

• Description: We need Dedicated Hunters to donate the following items for Hardware Ranch:
  • 12 pieces of lumber (4 in. x 4 in. x 8 ft.)
  • 10 pieces of corrugated metal roofing (8-foot pieces)
  • 12 sheets of drywall
• Contact: Contact Marni Lee, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . She will be available to accept donations starting on May 1.

Equipment for Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area

• Description: We need Dedicated Hunters to donate items for the waterfowl management area. Please call the contact if you're interested in donating and be prepared to provide your receipt for the cost of the materials. We are looking for the following items:
  
  • Re-bar
  • Cement
  • T-posts (in 6-foot, 7-foot and 10-foot sizes)
  • Nitrogen
  • Corn, wheat or barley
• Location: Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area
• Contact: Rich Hansen, 801-391-1454

40/80 slag

• Description: We need donations of 40/80 slag from Hecketts for a parking lot. For every $20 you spend, you will receive one service hour.
• Location: The DWR's Springville office
• Date: To be arranged with contact
• Contact: Morgan Williams, 801-319-4585

Road base

• Description: We need road base donated and delivered.
• Location:The DWR Springville office, Springville Hatchery and Lee Kay Center Hatchery
• Date: To be arranged with contact
• Contact: Barry Nielsen, 801-362-2656; Morgan Williams, 801-319-4585; or Ric Hartman, 801-489-4421 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Doors for the Lee Kay Center

• Description: We need volunteers to donate two overhead doors for the new building at the Lee Kay Center.
• Location: Lee Kay Center
• Date: ASAP
• Hours available: One service hour for every $20 spent or donated
• Contact: Steve Newton, 801-556-0891 or 801-554-9634

Fencing materials

Miscellaneous fencing materials

• Description: We need someone to donate the following fencing items:
• Lodge poles
• Posts:
  • Cedar posts that have an 8-inch base, a 4-inch top and are 7–9 feet in length
  • 30 10-foot wooden posts (the treated cylindrical type)
  • 10-foot steel T-posts
  • 6-foot steel T-posts
• Wire:
  • Roll(s) of barbed wire
  • Roll(s) of smooth wire
• Bekaert brand (or equivalent) high-tensile field fence:
  • 1,500 feet of 47-inch high fence (330-foot rolls are $165 at Cal-Ranch)
  • 1,500 feet of 39-inch high fence (330-foot rolls are $140 at Cal-Ranch)
• Rabbit shield fence:
  • 50 feet of 40-inch high galvanized 14 gage wire fencing
• Contact: Blaine Cox at 435-865-6100

Housing equipment

Washing machine

• Description: The Strawberry law enforcement cabin needs a washing machine donation or maintenance of the current machine.
• Location: Wasatch County
• Date: ASAP
• Contact: Hollie Riddle, 435-503-4732

Carpet

• Description: Carpet donations are needed for the new archery range area at the Lee Kay Center. Credit will be given for donated materials at a rate of one hour for every $20 spent.
• Location: Salt Lake City, Lee Kay Center
• Date: ASAP
• Volunteers needed: To be determined
• Hours available: To be arranged with project contact
• Contact: Herm Rackl (801) 972-1326

Education materials

Skull and tanned hides/furs

• Description: The Division's law enforcement officers need the professionally cleaned skull of a fox, coyote or bobcat. They also need at least one tanned hide/fur from each of the following animals:
• Bobcat
• Cougar
• Coyote
• Rabbit
• Raccoon
• Red fox
• Skunk
• Contact: Sgt. Keith Fullenkamp, 801-725-8990

Acrylic cover for wildlife mount

• Description: The Great Salt Lake Nature Center has a sandhill crane mount that needs an acrylic cover. For more information about how you can donate toward the purchase of the cover, please call the contact.
• Contact: Diana Vos, 801-589-2373

Youth binoculars

• Description: We need 30 pairs of youth binoculars donated for the DNR Nature Center at Utah Lake State Park. They will be used by students on birding hikes at the park. An example of what we are looking for can be found at www.kingbirdfeeders.com/05-KidsMini7x18Binoculars.htm
• Contact: Scott Root, 801-491-5656

Acorn Naturalist Catalog Material

• Description: We need rubber tracks and scat for several different animal species donated to the youth nature center at Utah Lake State Park. These can be ordered from the Acorn Naturalist Catalog online at www.acornnaturalists.com. Please call the contact to see what is needed.
• Contact: Scott Root, 801-491-5656

Taxidermy work

• Description: At times our law enforcement section has a need to have a taxidermist skin an animal. To get your name on a list to be called for these opportunities give us a call.
• Contact: Blaine Cox at 435-865-6100

Wildlife-related donations

Fishing supplies

• Description: The community fisheries program needs supplies to help keep the cities stocked with enough materials to run their programs.
• Location: The DWR's Springville office
• Supplies needed: Powerbait (any kind) and lots of it! Sizes #6, #8 and #10 single hooks and #6, #8 and #10 treble hooks. Splitshot (size #7 preferred but we’ll take any), or egg sinkers (size 1/8 oz), bubbles, swivels and hemostats.
• Contact: Tonya Kieffer, 801-874-5705

Scanner for Community Fisheries Program

• Description: The community fisheries program needs a Fugitsu Scansnap S1500 for program scanning.
• Location: The DWR's Springville office
• Contact: Tonya Kieffer, 801-874-5705

Hatchery windows

• Description: We need new windows for our Springville Hatchery. You will need to measure the windows and donate replacements.
• Location: Springville Hatchery.
• Contact: Ric Hartman, (801) 489-4421 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Southern Region donation requests

Items for the Southern Region office

• Shovels and post pounders
• Net wire (48 inches)
• Smooth wire
• Contact: Blaine Cox at 435-865-6100

Miscellaneous donation requests

Materials for landscaping

• Description: We need about five truckloads of topsoil, two truckloads of two-inch road gravel, two truckloads of road base gravel and four railroad ties. We could also use a big bag of grass seed and several pounds of wildflower seeds.
• Contact: Chad Hill, 435-654-0282

Four-wheeler tires

• Description: We need new or very lightly used 4-wheeler tires, plus service.
• Contact: Preston Mickelson, 801-850-8272

Tuff Shed

• Description: We need a 10 ft. x 12 ft. Tuff Shed for the Springville Hatchery.
• Contact: Jason Tull, 801-489-4421 or 801-360-0712