Volunteers help make Apache Lake fish habitat project a success

Volunteers really showed up to help make the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Apache Lake fish habitat project a success! More than 1,660 Christmas trees were tied to cinder blocks and placed in strategic locations into Apache Lake during the two volunteer work days in January. The more than 60 volunteers donated 530 hours of service.

The trees will provide much-needed cover and nutrients to the lake ecosystem. Christmas trees were donated to the department through municipal collection sites, or were un-sold trees from nurseries and tree lots.