Coronado National Forest Ranches

Ranches that are permitted to use grazing allotments administered by the Coronado National Forest and have benefited from government assistance. (Additional ranches are added to this list as information becomes available.)

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Government Assistance For Ranchers Program Key
ALLBAWPFECPEQIPEWPHPCHeritage FundLCCGPLFPLRPPFWPWQIG
AALB - Arizona Livestock Loss Board, Arizona Livestock Loss Board (federal/state)
AWPF - Arizona Water Protection Fund, AWPF Commission (state)
ECP - Emergency Conservation Program, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (federal)
EQIP - Environmental Quality Incentives Program, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (federal)
The EQIP program absorbed the NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) after 2014.
EWP - Emergency Watershed Protection, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (federal)
The Arizona EWP Drought Program was discontinued in 2001 after a critical audit.
HPC - Habitat Partnership Committee, Arizona Game & Fish Commission (state)
Arizona Heritage Fund, Arizona Game & Fish Commission (state)
LCCGP - Livestock & Crop Conservation Program, Arizona Department of Agriculture (state)
Note: Open Space Reserve Grants became LCCGP Grants after 2002.
LFP - Livestock Forage Disaster Program, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (federal)
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 grants were previously called Section 319 nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution prevention grants.
76 RanchAgua Caliente RanchBar 7 RanchBonita RanchC6 RanchCampstool RanchChilton RanchClyne RanchE Lazy H RanchKJ RanchKlump RanchesKrentz RanchL Lazy E RanchLazy S RanchO Bar O RanchOpen Cross RanchOro Blanco RanchP RanchRedrock RanchSands RanchSanta Rita RanchT4 RanchVaca RanchVera Earl Ranch
76 Ranch (Bonita Cattle LLC) - 76, Two Troughs, and Cedar Springs Allotments, State Lease #05-111635
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2011-2021LFP$866,275
2013LCCGP #13-14$39,91776 Ranch Conservation & Wildlife Habitat Improvement
2014HPC #13-520$32,400Livestock Water
2015HPC #14-507$33,168Livestock Water
2016-2021EQIP$273,314
2022EQIP$73,399
2022LFP$34,674
2023HPC #22-502*$90,000Kill Mesquite Trees
$1,443,147TOTAL 2011 - 2023
* This grant was shared with three other ranches.
The current coordinated resource management plan (CRMP) was completed without any NEPA analysis in 2014. Ranch manager Jay Whetten is a past president of the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Agua Caliente Ranch (Agua Caliente Ranch LLC) - Agua Caliente Allotment, State Lease #05-001495
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2016-2018EQIP$84,039
2011-2021LFP$48,112
2022LFP$16,408
$148,559TOTAL 2016 - 2022
Bar 7 Ranch (Bar Seven Cattle Co. LLC) - Paddy's River & Willow Creek Allotments, State Lease #05-000353
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2014-2021LFP$500,569
2017-2020EQIP$118,770
2020ECP$41,530
2022EQIP$10,780
2022LFP$23,301
$694,950TOTAL 2014 - 2022
Bonita Ranch (Bonita Ranch, Inc.) - Bonita Allotment, State Lease #05-003597
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1999EWP$20,198Paid to Take Cattle Off the Land During Drought
2000EWP$22,803Paid to Take Cattle Off the Land During Drought
2007-2017EQIP$264,046
2007LCCGP #07-45$97,777Livestock Water & Fencing
2009LCCGP #09-51$30,141Conservation & Wildlife Habitat Improvement
2011-2020LFP242,498
2011HPC #10-504$23,900Cut Down Mesquite Trees
2012-2013WHIP$73,938
2015HPC #14-527$30,000Cut Down Mesquite Trees
2016LCCGP #16-06$50,000Cut Down Mesquite Trees
2016HPC #15-508$30,000Cut Down Mesquite Trees
2016HPC #15-506*$20,000Kill Coyotes to Protect Pronghorn Fawns, Phase 1
2017HPC #16-513$30,000Cut Down Mesquite Trees
2017HPC #16-505*$20,000Kill Coyotes to Protect Pronghorn Fawns, Phase 2
2018HPC #17-507$30,000Cut Down Mesquite Trees
2018HPC #17-508*$20,000Kill Coyotes to Protect Pronghorn Fawns, Phase 3
2022LFP$46,512
$1,051,813TOTAL 1999 - 2022
*These projects included neighboring ranches.
C6 Ranch (C6 Ranch LLC) - Crittenden Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2002WQIG #4-013$55,546Livestock Water, Fencing, Erosion Control Structures, Monitoring
2005WQIG #7-008*$249,302Solar Water Pumps, Livestock Water Pipelines, Water Storage Tanks & Watering Troughs, Livestock Fence
2005LCCGP #05-20$26,898Fencing, Livestock Water & Monitoring
2006WQIG #8-012*$52,500Livestock Water Pipeline
2006-2008EQIP$18,400
2007LCCGP #07-10$12,000Livestock Water
2011LFP$13,675
$428,321TOTAL 2002 - 2011
* These grants were shared with neighboring ranches.
Richard C. Collins, of the C6 Ranch, LLC, sold the C6 Ranch operation and retired from ranching in 2015.
Campstool Ranch (Sombrero Butte Cattle, LLC) - Copper Creek (FS), Copper Creek & Reliable (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-002851
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2005-2008EQIP$270,603
2014-2015LFP$158,364
$428,967TOTAL 2005 - 2015
Chilton Ranch (James K. Chilton, Jr) - Montana & Lake (FS), San Luis Mtn. (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-000243
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2005-2012EQIP$71,685
2011-2021LFP$522,922
$594,607TOTAL 2005 - 2021
Ranch manager Jim Chilton was named Rancher of the Year in 2003 by the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association. His wife Sue is a former Arizona Game & Fish Commissioner.
Clyne Ranch (Susan S. Clyne Trust) - Coal Mine (FS) & Clyne (BLM) Allotments, Pima County Lease #11-64-C-142284-0809, State Lease #05-001350
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2002OSR #34*$4,531
2007-2015EQIP$51,356
2009LCCGP #09-24$54,283Livestock Water
2011-2015LFP$16,103
2011LCCGP #11-71$125,000Increase Forage Production
2014HPC #11-510**$18,000Southwest Whetstone Mountains Livestock Water - Phase 2
$269,273TOTAL 2002 - 2015
* Open Space Reserve (OSR) grants became LCCGP grants in 2005.
**HPC #11-510 was shared with a neighboring ranch.
E Lazy H Ranch (E Lazy H Ranch LLC) - Lyle Canyon & Canelo Allotments
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1997AWPF #97-027$60,359Livestock Fences & Water
1999AWPF #99-070$214,211Livestock Water & Fences
2005LCCGP #05-61$38,516Erosion Control & Livestock Fencing
2006WQIG #8-011$18,470Erosion Control
$331,5561997 - 2006
KJ Ranch (Brent & Kimberly Haas) - Oak Grove Allotment, State Lease #05-099055
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2007-2020EQIP$831,900
2007LCCGP #07-36$50,000Livestock Water & Fencing
2009LCCGP #09-46$75,000Ft. Grant Rd. Area Water Conservation Project
2011LCCGP #11-27$82,251Bonita Area Irrigation Conservation Program
2012HPC #11-515$15,000KJ Ranch Grassland Restoration, Phase 2
2012-2014WHIP$105,121
2014-2021LFP$213,353
2014HPC #13-508$30,000KJ Ranch Windmill Pasture Grassland Restoration
2016LCCGP #16-12$50,000Grassland Restoration
2016HPC #15-506*$20,000Kill Coyotes to Protect Pronghorn Fawns, Phase 1
2016HPC #15-501$15,662Water Project
2016LRP$8,000Bonita Home Place Pasture Livestock Water
2017HPC #16-505*$20,000Kill Coyotes to Protect Pronghorn Fawns, Phase 2
2018HPC #17-505$7,500Kill Young Mesquite Trees WIth Herbicide
2018HPC #17-508*$20,000Kill Coyotes to Protect Pronghorn Fawns, Phase 3
2020HPC #19-503$10,000Kill Young Mesquite Trees WIth Herbicide
2022LFP$18,306
2023HPC #22-502**$90,000Kill Mesquite Trees
$1,662,093TOTAL 2007 - 2023
* These projects included neighboring ranches.
** This grant was shared with three other ranches.
Klump Ranches (Klump Ranches, LLC) - Gillman (FS), Apache Springs, Sheep Canyon & Willow Allotments (BLM), State Leases #05-003289, #05-097417, #05-094619, #05-000723, #05-000915, #05-001886, #05-108009, #05-003363, #05-105016, #05-001630, #05-052878, and #05-082580
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2006-2012EQIP$452,010
2009LCCGP #09-62$46,537Ten Ranch
2015-2021LFP$488,015
2022LFP$117,875
$1,104,437TOTAL 2006 - 2022
Krentz Ranch (Krentz Ranch Operations LLC) Tex Canyon Allotment, State Lease #05-000733
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2007-2020EQIP$161,914
2011-2021LFP$738,457
2011LCCGP #11-37$39,619Livestock Water & Fencing
2019HPC #18-522*$20,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection, Phase 1
2020HPC #19-506*$20,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection, Phase 2
2021HPC #20-502*$23,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection, Phase 3
2022EQIP$11,000
2022LFP$115,060
$1,129,050TOTAL 2007 - 2022
* These projects included neighboring ranches.
L Lazy E Ranch (David & Sonia Gasho) - Middlemarch (FS) & Ron Searle (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-000569
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2007LCCGP #07-31$56,753Livestock Water, Fencing
2011LCCGP #11-21$100,000Grubbing, Mucking, and Stretching Wire
2012-2021EQIP$246,491
2021LFP$34,310
2022EQIP$34,605
2022LFP$23,892
$496,051TOTAL 2007 - 2022
Lazy S Ranch (Lazy S Ranch Willcox, LLC) - O Bar O Canyon Allotment, State Lease #05-107544
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2005-2020EQIP$161,858
2005LCCGP #05-94$2,525Livestock Water
2007LCCGP #07-89$38,484Grassland Restoration, Livestock Water & Fencing
2009LCCGP #09-115$41,727Conservation Improvements
2011-2021LFP$242,393
2011LCCGP #11-80$40,443Livestock Water
2016HPC #15-506*$20,000Kill Coyotes to Protect Pronghorn Fawns, Phase 1
2017HPC #16-505*$20,000Kill Coyotes to Protect Pronghorn Fawns, Phase 2
2018HPC #17-508*$20,000Kill Coyotes to Protect Pronghorn Fawns, Phase 3
2022LFP$25,440
$612,870TOTAL 2005 - 2022
* These projects included neighboring ranches.
O Bar O Ranch (O Bar O Ranch Holdings LLC) - O Bar O Allotment, State Lease #05-000154
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2014-2021EQIP$330,293
2015LFP$201,646
2016LCCGP #16-28$50,000Grassland Restoration
2016HPC #15-506*$20,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection, Phase 1
2017HPC #16-505*$20,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection, Phase 2
2018HPC #17-508*$20,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection, Phase 3
2022EQIP$123,322
2022LFP$58,043
$823,304TOTAL 2014 - 2022
* These projects included neighboring ranches.
O Bar O Ranch Holdings LLC was incorporated in 2005 and acquired the ranch about 2007.
Open Cross Ranch (Empire Ranch Properties, LLC) - O'Donnell & Papago Allotments
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2005WQIG #7-008*$249,302Solar Water Pumps, Livestock Water Pipelines, Water Storage Tanks & Watering Troughs, Livestock Fence
2012-2014EQIP$27,424
2015-2021LFP$122,287
2022LFP$57
$399,070TOTAL 2005 - 2022
* This grant was shared with neighboring ranches.
Oro Blanco Ranch (Oro Blanco Ranch, LLC) - Oro Blanco & Carrizo Allotments, State Lease #05-000973
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2011-2021LFP$151,599
2022LFP$53,862
$205,461TOTAL 2011 - 2022
P Ranch (W. Bill & Lori Sollers) - Veach (FS) & Stockton Pass (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-001013
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2015-2021LFP$139,370
2016-2021EQIP$307,445
2021ECP$18,057
2022EQIP$30,599
2022LFP$12,155
$507,626TOTAL 2015 - 2022
Redrock Ranch (Redrock Ranch Patagonia, LLC) - Kunde Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2005WQIG #7-008*$249,302Solar Water Pumps, Livestock Water Pipelines, Water Storage Tanks & Watering Troughs, Livestock Fence
2009LCCGP #09-91$100,000Livestock Water
2022LFP$7,680
$356,982TOTAL 2005 - 2022
* This grant was shared with neighboring ranches.
Sands Ranch (LS Cattle Co. LLC) - Mescal (FS) and Sands (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-001181, Pima County Lease #22-64-S-141624-1208
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1999EWP$44,615Paid to Take Cattle Off the Land During Drought
2011LCCGP #11-29$124,000Grassland Restoration, Livestock Water
2011-2014EQIP*$136,017
2012HPC #11-510*$18,000Southwest Whetstone Mountains Livestock Water - Phase 2
2015WQIG #15-001$86,163Brush Eradication
2014Heritage Fund$34,000Aerial Application of Herbicide to Kill Brush**
2015WQIG #16-002$98,109Brush Eradication & Livestock Water
2018WQIG #18-004$130,500Install Small Rock Erosion Control Structures
2018-2021LFP$110,618
2022LFP$91,496
$873,518TOTAL 1999 - 2022
Prior to 2012 the ranch was owned by Sands Properties LLC.
*HPC #11-510 was shared with a neighboring ranch.
** The Heritage Fund's FY 2015 Annual Report shows the Arizona Game & Fish Department contributed another $114,00 to this project from some other source.

The Vera Earl Ranch Inc. is a co-owner of the LS Cattle Co. LLC.
Santa Rita Ranch (Santa Rita Ranch, Inc.) - McBeth & Helvetia Allotments, State Lease #05-000161
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2006-2008EQIP$287,670
$287,670TOTAL 2006 - 2008
T4 Ranch (Metz Trust) - Oak Bar Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2002OSR #5*$63,710
2002OSR #47*$19,079
2007LCCGP #07-65$50,000Livestock Water & Fencing
2009LCCGP #09-76$75,000Range Improvement Project
2010-2012EQIP$58,137
2015-2021LFP$91,566
2020WMAP**$105,290Erosion Control Structures
2022LFP$24,688
$487,470TOTAL 2002 - 2022
* Open Space Reserve (OSR) grants became LCCGP grants in 2005.
** Groundwater Conservation Grant from the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ Water Management Assistance Program.
Vaca Ranch (Vaca Ranch, LLC) - San Rafael Allotment, State Lease #05-000657
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2002OSR #65$21,464
2005WQIG #7-008*$249,302Solar Water Pumps, Livestock Water Pipelines, Water Storage Tanks & Watering Troughs, Livestock Fence
2006WQIG #8-012*$52,500Livestock Fence
2009LCCGP #07-35$7,990Livestock Water
$331,256TOTAL 2002 - 2009
* These grants were shared with neighboring ranches.
The financial assistance listed above was received by the ranch’s previous owners, the Henry Timken family.
Vera Earl Ranch (Vera Earl Ranch, Inc.) - Vera Earl, Empire-Cienega, Husband (BLM) & Gardner (FS) Allotments, State Subleases #05-001597 & #05-001678
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1999AWPF #98-049*$58,500Empire/Cienega/Empirita Livestock Fences & Water
2005LCCGP #05-34*$37,612Livestock Water
2006-2008EQIP*$44,116
2010-2013EQIP$110,168
2011-2018PFWP106,656
2011-2021LFP$921,829
2014HPC #13-519**$10,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection
2015HPC #14-520**$10,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection
2019HPC #18-523**$10,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection
2019AZSFWC***$25,000Kill Mesquite Trees With Herbicide
2020HPC #19-509**$10,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection
2021HPC #20-511**$15,000Kill Coyotes for Pronghorn Fawn Protection
2022LFP$69,934
$1,428,815TOTAL 1999 - 2022
* This financial assistance was awarded to the Empire Ranch's previous owner, the Empire Ranch, LLC. The Vera Earl Ranch acquired the adjacent Empire Ranch in 2008. It included the Empire-Cienega allotment and its associated state sublease #05-001597.
** These projects included some neighboring ranches.
***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 vanity license plates.

The Empire-Cienega grazing allotment is located in the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. The Vera Earl Ranch Inc. became a co-owner of the Sands Ranch in 2012. Then in 2016 they subleased the Four Spear Ranch, which includes the Husband allotment and state lease #05-001678.

This page was last updated on Mar 30, 2023 @ 9:14 am.

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