Kaibab National Forest Ranches

Ranches that are permitted to use grazing allotments administered by the Kaibab National Forest and have benefited from government assistance. The number of livestock authorized annually for each allotment can be found by searching their annual operating instructions (AOI). (Additional ranches are added to this list as information becomes available.)

Visit the Arizona Public Land Ranches Home Page for information about ranches in other regions of the state.

Search here for the names of Arizona National Forest grazing permittees.

Government Assistance Programs Key
  • AALB – Mexican Wolf Depredation Compensation, Arizona Livestock Loss Board (federal/state)
  • AWPF – Arizona Water Protection Fund, Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission (state)
  • ECP – Emergency Conservation Program, USDA Farm Service Agency (federal)
  • ELRP – Emergency Livestock Relief Program, USDA Farm Service Agency (federal)
  • EQIP – Environmental Quality Incentives Program, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (federal)
    The EQIP program absorbed the NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) after 2014.
  • HPC – Habitat Partnership Committee, Arizona Game & Fish Commission (state)
  • Heritage Fund – Arizona Game & Fish Department Heritage Fund, Arizona Game & Fish Department (state)
  • LCCGP – Livestock & Crop Conservation Program, Arizona Department of Agriculture (state)
    Note: Open Space Reserve (OSR) grants became LCCGP Grants after 2002.
  • LFP – Livestock Forage Disaster Program, USDA Farm Service Agency (federal)
  • LOFFAP – Livestock Operator Fire & Flood Assistance Program, Arizona Department of Agriculture (state)
  • LRP – Landowner Relations Program, Arizona Game & Fish Department (state)
  • PFWP – Partners for Fish Wildlife Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (federal)
  • WQIG – Water Quality Improvement Grant, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (federal/state)
    Note: These nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution prevention grants were previously called Section 319 grants.
LFP and/or ELRP From Utah FSA Offices
Ranches located in northern Mohave & Coconino counties in the remote Arizona Strip must rely upon USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices located in adjacent southern Utah for federal drought assistance. Some area ranchers have operations on both sides of the state line. When that’s the situation, it’s likely that some of the LFP and/or ELRP assistance they received went to an operation in Utah.
29 Ranch55 RanchBear Canyon RanchBunting RanchCauthen RanchCO Bar RanchFletcher RanchesGold Trap RanchGrand Canyon RanchGrantham RanchJoe Auza RanchesJoseph A. Auza Sheep RanchesManterola Sheep RanchesMcNelly RanchesNagiller RanchNorth Rim RanchesReed RanchRich RanchWineglass Ranch
29 Ranch (29 Ranch LLC - UT) - Willis Canyon (FS) and Shuttleworth & Sunshine Tank (BLM) Allotments
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2014-2021LFP$58,843Raymond Brinkerhoff
2015-2021LFP$189,960Brian C. Lamb
2015-2021LFP$15,581Jason Spencer
2021LFP$53,843Raymond Brinkerhoff
2022EQIP$1,144Raymond Brinkerhoff
2022HPC #20-216*$78,040Repair Livestock Fences & Waters Burned in 2020 Magnum Fire
2022LFP$11,290Jason Spencer
2022ELRP$8,980Jason Spencer
2022-2024ELRP$18,678Raymond Brinkerhoff
2023EQIP$88,189
2024LFP$42,076
2024LFP$46,532Raymond Brinkerhoff
2024ELRP$6,932
2024-2025EQIP$99,373Raymond Brinkerhoff
2025ELRP$1,369
$715,830TOTAL 2014 - 2025
* This assistance was shared with neighboring ranches.
Jason Spencer & Raymond Brinkerhoff are the owners of 29 Ranch LLC, which was formed in 2020. Jason Spencer also holds the permits for the BLM's Bald Knoll & Oak Springs allotments in nearby Utah, which are managed by their Kanab Field Office.
The Kaibab National Forest's Willis Canyon allotment has two grazing permittees, the other one being the Bunting Family Trust.
The grazing permit for the BLM's Shuttleworth & Sunshine Tank allotments was transferred in 2023 from Brian Lamb to 29 Ranch LLC. Lamb still holds the permit for the BLM's Spry allotment in Utah, which is managed by their Kanab Field Office.

NOTE: In 2020 $343,852 in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2020 Mangum Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was shared among five grazing allotments, including the Ryan, Central Summer, Central Winter, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.
NOTE: In 2025 $1.179 million in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2025 White Sage Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was used on the adjacent Ryan, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.

55 Ranch (Bruce A. Hunter) - Double A and Corva Allotments
2008HPC #07-223$100,000Juniper Removal & Dirt Tank Cleanouts
2009HPC #08-219$90,000Juniper Removal
2011-2021LFP$223,535
2012-2017EQIP$400,151
2022LFP$71,211
2022-2023ELRP$24,180
2025EQIP$15,240
$924,317TOTAL 2008 - 2025
The assistance received prior to 2025 benefited the previous owners 55 Ranch LLC.
Bear Canyon Ranch (Shiew Cattle, LLC) - Sand Flat (Prescott NF) & Tule (Kaibab NF) Allotments
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2015-2020LFP$209,233Nancy Shiew
2019-2020LFP$76,645Shiew Cattle LLC
2019HPC #18-202$5,000Dirt Tank Renovations
2021-2022EQIP$226,283
2022LFP$64,786Nancy Shiew
2022-2023ELRP$31,722Nancy Shiew
2022LFP$108,256Shiew Cattle LLC
2022-2023ELRP$52,353Shiew Cattle LLC
2023LFP$24,262
2023APWIAP #21-823*$75,800Rebuild 4 Miles of Fence Burned in the 2021 Rafael Fire
2023EQIP$32,807
2024LFP$1,940
2025ELRP$12,092
2025LFP$16,268
$937,447TOTAL 2015 - 2025
*Temporary program administered by the Arizona Dept. of Forestry & Fire Management.
NOTE: In 2021 $90,000 in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2021 Rafael Fire. The money was shared among three grazing allotments, including the Tule allotment, in the Kaibab National Forest’s Williams Ranger District.
Bunting Ranch (Bruce & Leah Bunting Family Trust) - Willis Canyon (FS) and Cedar Ridge, Eight Mile Gap, Eight Mile Pass & Dry Lake (BLM) Allotments
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2015-2021LFP$156,697
2021EQIP$311,130
2021HPC #20-216*$78,040Repair Livestock Fences & Waters Burned in 2020 Magnum Fire
2022-2024ELRP$27,793
2023HPC #22-215$20,435Water Pipeline & Tank
2023-2024EQIP$106,716
2024LFP$5,620
2025ELRP$7,358
$715,281TOTAL 2015 - 2025
* This assistance was shared with neighboring ranches.
The adjacent BLM Cedar Ridge, Eight Mile Gap & Eight Mile Pass allotments are located along the state line east of the Utah city of Kanab. The Eight Mile Gap allotment is in Arizona, but is managed along with Utah's Eight Mile Pass allotment by the BLM's Kanab Field Office. The BLM's Dry Lake allotment is also in Utah, located northeast of the city of Kanab.
The Kaibab National Forest's Willis Canyon allotment has two grazing permittees, the other one being the 29 Ranch LLC - Utah. Prior to 2023 the allotment's other permittee was C & F Properties, Utah.

NOTE: In 2020 $343,852 in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2020 Mangum Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was shared among five grazing allotments, including the Ryan, Central Summer, Central Winter, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.
NOTE: In 2025 $1.179 million in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2025 White Sage Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was used on the adjacent Ryan, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.

Cauthen Ranch (Cauthen Cattle Co. LLC) - Irishman Dam Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2011-2021LFP$127,686
2012HPC #11-220*$100,000Remove Juniper Trees
2014-2021EQIP$696,425
2014HPC #13-205*$75,000Remove Juniper Trees
2015HPC #14-207*$65,000Remove Juniper Trees
2015HPC #14-234$11,000Irish Dam Water Development
2019HPC #18-212*$100,000Remove Juniper Trees
2022-2023ELRP$15,642
2024EQIP$30,885
2024LFP$8,757
2025Heritage Fund$10,000Public Access for 3 Years
2025ELRP$3,665
2025LFP$9,159
2025EQIP$25,764
$1,278,983TOTAL 2011 - 2025
* Portions of these projects were completed on neighboring Forest Service grazing allotments.
CO Bar Ranch (Babbitt Ranches LLC) - Slate Mtn. & Wild Bill (Coconino NF), Moqui (Kaibab NF) & CO Bar (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-000252
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2005LCCGP #05-26$150,000Grassland Restoration
2007LCCGP #07-02$125,000Grassland Restoration
2007WHIP$70,124
2009-2017PFWP$199,950
2009LCCGP #09-29$125,000Grassland Restoration
2009HPC #08-203$50,000Grassland Restoration
2010Heritage Fund$50,000 Public Access to the CO Bar Ranch, Espee Ranch, and Cataract Ranch
2011LCCGP #11-02$125,000Cut Down Juniper Trees & Dirt Tank Cleanouts
2013LRP$100,000Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees
2013HPC #12-202$40,000Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees
2015Heritage Fund$600,000Public Access for 10 Years - agreement included $200,000 for the Espee Ranch
2018HPC #17-202$30,000Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees
2018-2021LFP$382,764
2021Heritage Fund$160,000Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees
2021HPC #20-207*$50,000Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees
2022Heritage Fund$20,000Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees
2022-2023ELRP$156,250
2023LFP$98,938
2024LFP$82,785
2025HPC #24-208$194,000Remove Juniper Trees
2025Heritage Fund$600,000Public Access for 10 Years
2025ELRP$40,685
2025LFP$79,252
$3,529,748TOTAL 2005 - 2025

* This project was shared with Hat grazing allotment on the nearby Kaibab National Forest.
The enormous CO Bar Ranch is located between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon, and runs from the Little Colorado River in the east to State Route 64 in the west. It is comprised primarily of private and state land, but includes the Coconino National Forest’s Slate Mountain & Wild Bill grazing allotments in the south, and the Kaibab National Forest’s Moqui grazing allotment in the north, along with the BLM’s small 746-acre CO Bar allotment, administered by their Hassayampa Field Office. (Babbitt Ranches LLC also operates the nearby Espee Ranch, located west of SR 64, which includes private land and state grazing lease #05-000822. It’s likely that some of the government assistance shown above benefited the Espee Ranch.)

Fletcher Ranches (Fletcher Land & Cattle, LLC) - Muldoon (Prescott NF), Bellemont, Government Mtn. & Government Prairie (Kaibab NF) Allotments, State Leases #05-053124, #05-100364, #05-003563, #05-025503 & #05-113715
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2015-2021LFP$432,189Fletcher Land & Cattle LLC
2015-2022LFP$182,719James M. Fletcher
2018-2022LFP$20,705Kimberly A. Fletcher
2022LFP$77,277Fletcher Land & Cattle LLC
2022-2023ELRP$76,642Fletcher Land & Cattle LLC
2022-2023ELRP$25,347James M. Fletcher
2022-2023ELRP$6,041Kimberly A. Fletcher
2025ELRP$8,727Fletcher Land & Cattle LLC
2025ELRP$1,416James M. Fletcher
2025ELRP$317Kimberly A. Fletcher
$831,380TOTAL 2015 - 2025
Gold Trap Ranch (Rain Tank Cattle Co., Inc) - Partridge Creek Allotment, State Leases #05-000144 & #05-001108
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1999EWP*$41,933Paid to Take Cattle Off the Land During Drought
2011-2021LFP*$276,134Coconino County, Partridge Creek Allotment
2015-2021LFP*$30,062Chino Valley, Yavapai County (State Lease #05-001108)
2024EQIP$181,617
2025HPC #24-204$200,000Remove Juniper Trees
2025AZSFWC**$45,000Remove Juniper Trees
$774,746TOTAL 1999 - 2025
* Assistance disbursed prior to 2024 benefited the previous permittee Curt A. Wells.
**Arizona Sportsmen For Wildlife Conservation (AZSFWC) is a nonprofit organization that receives money from the Arizona Department of Transportation through sales of the group's Arizona vanity license plates, as authorized by the Legislature.
The Rain Tank Cattle Company Inc. is owned by the Havasupai Tribe and they also hold the grazing permit for the forest’s Rain Tank allotment.
Grand Canyon Ranch (Territorial Livestock & Cattle Co., LLC) - Ryan (FS), Gramma Spring, Hacks, Kanab Gulch & Gulch (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-000667
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2007-2021EQIP$467,049
David O. Johnson
2017HPC #16-205$100,000Pinyon Pine & Juniper Tree Removal
2022LFP$5,823David O. Johnson
2022-2024ELRP$8,035David O. Johnson
2024LFP$9,659David O. Johnson
2025LFP$22,180David O. Johnson
$612,746TOTAL 2007 - 2025
The grazing permits for the BLM Gramma Spring, Hacks, Kanab Gulch & Gulch allotments were transferred to Territorial Livestock & Cattle Co., LLC, in late 2021. The Gramma Spring allotment has two permittees, the other one being Y Cross Ranch LLC.

NOTE: In 2020 $343,852 in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2020 Mangum Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was shared among five grazing allotments, including the Ryan, Central Summer, Central Winter, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.
NOTE: In 2025 $1.179 million in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2025 White Sage Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was used on the adjacent Ryan, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.

Grantham Ranch (TG Ranch, LLC) - Pine Creek Allotment, State Lease #05-000901 & #05-093164
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2013-2014EQIP$60,961TG Ranch LLC
2015-2020LFP$79,454TG Ranch LLC
2018-2022LFP$55,328Allen G. Grantham
2022-2023ELRP$10,661Allen G. Grantham
2024LFP$6,129Allen G. Grantham
2025ELRP$2,275
$214,808TOTAL 2013 - 2025
Joe & Carmen Auza Ranches (Joe Auza Sheep Co., Auza Ranches LLC) - Big Springs, Cowboy Tank, Spring Valley Mtn., Twin Tanks (Kaibab NF), Auza & Cordes (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-000862
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1999EWP$44,004Paid to Take Sheep Off the Land During Drought - Coconino County
1999EWP$69,907Paid to Take Sheep Off the Land During Drought - Maricopa County
2011-2021LFP$892,610Joe Auza Sheep Co.
2013EQIP$17,849Joe Auza Sheep Co.
Coconino County
2017-2019EQIP$96,174Joe Auza Sheep Co.
Maricopa County
2018-2022LFP$272,048Auza Ranches LLC
2022LFP$169,274Joe Auza Sheep Co.
2022-2023ELRP$72,858Joe Auza Sheep Co.
2022-2023ELRP$79,989Auza Ranches LLC
2023EQIP$115,658Joe Auza Sheep Co.
Pinal County
2023LFP$60,090 Joe Auza Sheep Co.
2024EQIP$118,692Joe Auza Sheep Co.
Pinal County
2025ELRP$31,988Joe Auza Sheep Co.
2025LFP$26,095Joe Auza Sheep Co.
2025EQIP$118,692
$2,185,928TOTAL 1999 - 2025
The state grazing lease is located in Maricopa County.
The Cordes allotment is located within the BLM's Agua Fria National Monument. It has two grazing leases, one for cattle and one for sheep.
NOTE: In 2021 $90,000 in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2021 Rafael Fire. The money was used for the Kaibab National Forest's Tule, Pomeroy and Big Springs grazing allotments.
Joseph A. & Tammy Auza Sheep Ranches (Joseph A. Auza Sheep Co., LLC) - Hat (Kaibab NF), Long Tom (A-S NF) & Sawtooth Mtn. (BLM) Allotments , State Leases #05-071224 & #05-000311
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2010-2012EQIP$275,042Pinal County
2012-2021LFP$795,740
2014HPC #13-220*$85,000Dirt Tank Cleanouts
2019HPC #18-212*$100,000Remove Juniper Trees
2021HPC #20-207**$50,000Remove Juniper Trees
2022LFP$122,812
2022-2023ELRP$156,250
2024EQIP$150,779
2024LFP$39,874
2025ELRP$46,162
2025LFP$73,887
$1,895,546TOTAL 2010 - 2025
The state grazing leases are located in Pinal County.
* Portions of these grants were used on other allotments in the Kaibab National Forest's Williams Ranger District.
** This project was shared with the Slate Mountain grazing allotment on the nearby Coconino National Forest.
The Sawtooth Mountain allotment is located in the BLM's Ironwood Forest National Monument.
Joe Manterola Sheep Ranches (Manterola Sheep Company Inc.) - Mooney Mtn. & Woody Mtn. (Coconino NF), Chalender, Garland Prairie & Pomeroy Allotments (Kaibab NF), Cordes (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-001225
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1999EWP$79,108Paid to Take Sheep Off the Land During Drought - Coconino County
1999EWP$11,085Paid to Take Sheep Off the Land During Drought -Pinal County
2004-2007EQIP$7,804Coconino County
2012-2020LFP$12,679Pinal County
2011-2021LFP$999,240Coconino County
2022LFP$49,823Coconino County
2022-2023ELRP$125,778Coconino County
2023LFP$13,199
2024LFP$9,075
2025ELRP$8,267
2025LFP$37,040
$1,353,098TOTAL 1999 - 2025
The state grazing lease is located in Pinal County.
Manterola Sheep Company Inc. also holds a Coconino County grazing lease for the county's Rogers Lake Natural Area.
 The Cordes allotment is located within the BLM's Agua Fria National Monument. It has two grazing leases, one for cattle and one for sheep.
 NOTE: In 2021 $90,000 in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2021 Rafael Fire. The money was used for the Kaibab National Forest's Tule, Pomeroy and Big Springs grazing allotments.
McNelly Ranches (McNelly Ranches, LLC) - Homestead, Davenport Lake, Sitgreaves & Ebert Allotments, State Leases #05-083853, #05-000169
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2004-2020EQIP$763,983
2005LCCGP #05-69$39,000Livestock Water
2011-2020LFP$512,950
2011HPC #10-207*$25,000Dirt Tank Cleanouts
2014HPC #13-220*$85,000Dirt Tank Cleanouts
2015HPC #14-207*$65,000Remove Juniper Trees
2022LFP$103,923
2022-2023ELRP$58,561
2023LFP$16,059
2024LFP$15,713
2025ELRP$11,792
2025LFP$52,317
$1,749,298TOTAL 2004 - 2025
* Portions of these grants were used on other allotments in the Williams Ranger District.
Nagiller Ranch (Nagiller & Sons Inc.) - Smoot Lake & Moritz Lake Allotments
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2010HPC #09-203*$45,000Remove Juniper Trees
2011HPC #10-207*$25,000Dirt Tank Cleanouts
2012HPC #11-220*$100,000Remove Juniper Trees
2014HPC #13-205*$75,000Remove Juniper Trees
2014HPC #13-220*$85,000Dirt Tank Cleanouts
2014-2020LFP$261,193
2015HPC #14-207*$65,000Remove Juniper Trees
2022LFP$56,989
2022-2023ELRP$36,117
2023LFP$47,903
2025ELRP$7,957
2025LFP$10,181
$815,340TOTAL 2010 - 2025
* Portions of these grants were used on other allotments in the Williams Ranger District.
North Rim Ranches (North Rim Ranch, LLC) - Kane, Central Summer, Central Winter, Burro (FS) and Sand Hills (BLM) Allotments, State Leases #05-088163 & #05-091827
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2014-2021LFP$538,478Plateau Ranches LLC
2022-2024ELRP$69,932Plateau Ranches LLC
2024LFP$18,283Plateau Ranches LLC
2025ELRP$6,785Plateau Ranches LLC
$633,478TOTAL 2014 - 2025
North Rim Ranch LLC is owned by the Grand Canyon Trust and Plateau Ranches LLC, which manages the cattle.
The Kaibab National Forest's Burro allotment has two grazing permittees, the other one being the Rich Family L.C.
The BLM's Sand Hills allotment is located within the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument.

NOTE: In 2020 $343,852 in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2020 Mangum Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was shared among five grazing allotments, including the Ryan, Central Summer, Central Winter, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.
NOTE: In 2025 $1.179 million in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2025 White Sage Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was used on the adjacent Ryan, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.

NOTE: In 2025 $1.418 million in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2025 Dragon Bravo Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was used on the adjacent Central Summer & Kane grazing allotments.

Reed Ranch (Skutumpah Enterprises, LLC) - Juan Tank Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2011-2016LFP$105,103
2024LFP$20,131
2025ELRP$7,471
2025LFP$17,709
2025Heritage Fund$12,500Dirt Tank Cleanouts Project
$162,914TOTAL 2011 - 2025
Government assistance before 2024 benefited previous permittee Glen D. Reed.
Rich Family Ranch (Rich Family LC, John & Steven Rich, Signature Rocks Ranch LLC) - Burro (FS) and Pratt Tank & Signature Rock (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-121554
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1995ADEQ NPS Grant #95-002$70,800Ungulate Action HRM Pilot Project
2020HPC #20-216*$78,040Repair Livestock Fences & Waters Burned in 2020 Magnum Fire
2020-2021EQIP$24,642John & Steven Rich
2021EQIP$276,163Rich Family L.C.
2024EQIP$80,579John & Steven Rich
$530,224TOTAL 1995 - 2024
* This assistance was shared with neighboring ranches.
The Burro allotment has two permittees, the other one being North Rim Ranch LLC.
The Signature Rock allotment is located within the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument.

NOTE: In 2020 $343,852 in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2020 Mangum Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was shared among five grazing allotments, including the Ryan, Central Summer, Central Winter, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.
NOTE: In 2025 $1.179 million in federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds were approved to help rebuild livestock fences & waters damaged in the 2025 White Sage Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The money was used on the adjacent Ryan, Willis Canyon & Burro grazing allotments.

Wineglass Ranch (Bryan A. & Julie Gutierrez ) - Dog Knobs, Elk Springs & Spitz Hill (Kaibab NF) & Limestone (Prescott NF) Allotments
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2023LFP$21,768 Coconino County
2023LFP$10,931 Yavapai County
2023Heritage Fund$12,800Water Development on Limestone Allotment
2023ELRP$6,502Coconino & Yavapai Counties
2026HPC #25-305150,000Remove Juniper Trees
$202,001TOTAL 2023 - 2026
Note: Ranch ownership often changes in Arizona, because much of the state is too hot and dry for most operations to be sustainably profitable. The ranch owners shown in the tables above are updated when information about a new owner is acquired, but the amounts of government assistance that benefited the ranch's previous owners are maintained.
Background Information About Government Assistance

These aren’t the only examples of Arizona ranches that benefited from government assistance. But it takes a lot of work to gather and compile this sort of information, because the agencies don’t normally disclose it, so this web page will be updated as additional records are obtained. Also, the information provided about some of these ranches may be incomplete. But that just means those ranches benefited from at least the amounts shown.

Some of this financial assistance was justified as being primarily for the purpose of improving wildlife habitat or watershed health. But those projects also benefited livestock production on the ranches where they were implemented. Whatever improvements to local natural resource conditions that might have resulted were tempered by the increased livestock grazing they facilitated.

The assistance didn’t always go directly to the ranchers, but sometimes to local non-profit organizations that helped them complete application processes and minimize taxable income. This included the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, Coronado Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc., Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona, and the Upper Eagle Creek Watershed Association (UECWA).

Some of it also went to the local Natural Resource Conservation District (NRCD). Arizona’s NRCDs are regional subdivisions of the State Land Department, and are comprised only of local landowners, mostly ranchers, that work to obtain funding for agricultural “conservation” projects. They often work to obtain grants that directly benefit their members, including their governing supervisors. The local NRCDs also created the private nonprofit Arizona Association of Conservation Districts so they could apply for more types of assistance.

Update

This page was last updated on Oct 8, 2026 @ 6:22 am.

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