Ranches that are permitted to use grazing allotments administered by the Kaibab National Forest and have benefited from government assistance. (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.
Government Assistance For Ranchers Program KeyALLBAWPFECPEQIPEWPHPCHeritage 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.
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.
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.
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.
Note: These grants were previously called Section 319 nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution prevention grants.
55 RanchCO Bar RanchGrand Canyon RanchMcNelly Ranches
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2011-2021 | LFP | $223,535 | |
2012-2017 | EQIP | $400,151 | |
2022 | LFP | $71,211 | |
$694,897 | TOTAL 2011 - 2022 |
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2005 | LCCGP #05-26 | $150,000 | Grassland Restoration |
2007 | LCCGP #07-02 | $125,000 | Grassland Restoration |
2007 | WHIP* | $70,124 | |
2009 | LCCGP #09-29 | $125,000 | Grassland Restoration |
2009-2017 | PFWP | $199,950 | |
2010 | Heritage Fund | $50,000 | Public Access to CO Bar, Espee, and Cataract Ranches |
2011 | LCCGP #11-02 | $125,000 | Cut Down Juniper Trees & Dirt Tank Cleanouts |
2013 | LRP | $100,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2013 | HPC #12-202 | $40,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2015 | Heritage Fund | $800,000 | Public Access for 10 Years to CO Bar & Espee Ranches |
2018 | HPC #17-202 | $30,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2018-2021 | LFP | $382,764 | |
2021 | Heritage Fund | $160,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2021 | HPC #20-207** | $50,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2022 | Heritage Fund | $20,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
$2,427,838 | TOTAL 2005 - 2022 |
** This project was shared with Hat grazing allotment on the nearby Kaibab National Forest.
This isn't all of the government assistance that benefited the ranch. According to a 2008 Arizona Game & Fish Department letter, they had previously spent more than $1.3 million on the ranch.
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 CO Bar allotment, administered by their Hassayampa Field Office. The ranch uses scientifically discredited Holistic Resource Management (HRM) intensive grazing theories. HRM grazing plans are typified by high utilization rates, which can increase competition between cattle and wildlife for forage, and degrade watershed health and wildlife habitat - especially in dry ecosystems and during droughts. (Babbitt Ranches LLC also owns the Espee Ranch, located west of SR 64, which includes private land and state grazing lease #05-000822.)
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2007-2021 | EQIP | $467,049 | |
2017 | HPC #16-205 | $100,000 | Pinyon Pine & Juniper Tree Removal |
2022 | LFP | $5,823 | (David O. Johnson) |
$572,872 | TOTAL 2007 - 2022 |
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2004-2020 | EQIP | $763,983 | |
2005 | LCCGP #05-69 | $39,000 | Livestock Water |
2011-2020 | LFP | $512,950 | |
2022 | LFP | $103,923 | |
$1,419,856 | TOTAL 2004 - 2022 |
Background Information About Assistance Programs
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