Prescott National Forest Ranches

Ranches that are permitted to use grazing allotments administered by the Prescott 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 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.
Barney York RanchCampwood Cattle Co. RanchesDiamond 2 RanchDugas RanchKelton RanchOrme RanchRio Verde RanchSycamore RanchTurkey Creek RanchY Bar D RanchYavapai Ranch
Barney York Ranch (Barney York, LLC) - Hitt Wash Allotment, State Lease #05-115038
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2006-2019EQIP$266,382
2017AWPF #17-189$138,183Cut Down Pinyon & Juniper Trees, Use Them For Erosion Control Check Dams
2018-2020LFP$12,157
2022EQIP$20,468
$437,190TOTAL 2006 - 2022
Camp Wood Cattle Co. Ranches (Camp Wood Cattle Co., LLC) - Camp Wood, Toohey, Granite (FS) & Scratch Canyon (BLM) Allotments, State Lease #05-000795
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1999EWP$33,949Paid to Take Cattle Off the Land During Drought
2008-2020EQIP$382,464DBA Wagon Bow Ranch LLC
2015LFP$421,340
2020-2021LFP$123,810
2022LFP$241,328
$1,202,891TOTAL 1999 -2022
The Camp Wood grazing allotment is located in the Chino Valley Ranger District and is permitted to the 7 Up Ranch, which also holds the permit to the BLM Scratch Canyon allotment, and state grazing lease #05-000795. The Granite & Toohey allotments are adjacent to each other in the Bradshaw Ranger District and permitted to the Lazy K8 "Kate" Ranch. In 2019 the Camp Wood Cattle Co., LLC, subleased state grazing lease #05-001322, which belongs to the TT Ranch located in the Sonoran Desert in northern Maricopa County.
Diamond 2 Ranch (Maughan Ranches LLC) - Crooks-Maverick and Wagoner Allotments, State Lease #05-000346
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2002OSR #49*$32,196
2003WQIG #5-013$39,900New Livestock Waters
2017Heritage Fund$80,000Public Access Easement
2018HPC #17-302$1,116Middlewater Water Well Solar Pump
2018HPC #17-304$1,116160 Water Well Solar Pump
$154,328TOTAL 2002-2018
* Open Space Reserve (OSR) grants became LCCGP grants in 2005.
Note: One year’s property taxes were subtracted from the Heritage Fund payment.

Rex G. Maughan passed away on July 17, 2021.
Dugas Ranch (Emmaline Gertrude “Trudy” Birkemeyer) - Dugas Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2009-2013WHIP$36,998
2011-2022LFP$128,680
2021EQIP$7,822
2022HPC #21-606*$24,000Solar Powered Water Pumping System
2022EQIP$753
$198,253TOTAL 2009 - 2022
* This project was shared with the adjacent Sycamore Ranch.
Kelton Ranch (Kelton Cattle Co., LLC) - Box Bar (BLM) and Long Gulch Allotments (FS), State Lease #05-000063
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2015-2018EQIP$30,540
2015-2021LFP$213,402
2013HPC #12-603*$25,000Juniper Tree Thinning On Sycamore Mesa
2022LFP$48,168
$317,110TOTAL 2015 - 2022
* This assistance was shared with neighboring ranches.
Orme Ranch (Orme Ranch, Inc.) - V Bar Allotment, State Lease #05-000549
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2002OSR #45*$53,183
2005EQIP$18,060
2007LCCGP #07-52$41,504Livestock Water & Fencing
2010HPC$3,900Livestock Water Development - Phase 2
2015-2020LFP$163,735
2022Heritage Fund$11,000Solar Powered Water System
2022HPC #21-301$4,400Water Project
2022LFP$31,077
$326,859TOTAL 2002 - 2022
* Open Space Reserve (OSR) grants became LCCGP grants in 2005.
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. (Note: Enoch Malouff took over the management of the Orme Ranch from Alan Kessler in 2014, and also uses HRM grazing schemes.)
Rio Verde Ranch (Almida Land & Cattle Co. LLC) - West Bear-Del Rio Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1998AWPF #98-047$115,300Livestock Water & Fences
2002WQIG #4-012*$55,700Upper Verde Collaborative Watershed Restoration
2005LCCGP #05-03$17,650Livestock Water
2007LCCGP #07-01$14,500Livestock Water
2008-2016EQIP$352,970
2011LCCGP #11-01$47,960Lower MC Livestock Water Distribution System
2012-2021LFP$345,914
2022LFP$129,070
$1,079,064TOTAL 1998 - 2022
* WQIG #4-012 was shared with a neighboring ranch.
The allotment’s permittee died in 2017 and the ranch was taken over by his descendants.
Sycamore Ranch (Bert T. Teskey) - Sycamore & 2Y (BLM) and Todd (FS) Allotments
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1999EWP$4,351Paid to Take Cattle Off the Land During Drought
2010-2013EQIP$52,371
2010HPC #09-???$19,8402Y Ranch Solar Water Pump Project
2013HPC #12-603*$25,000Juniper Thinning On Sycamore Mesa
2015-2020LFP$85,469
2022HPC #21-606**$24,000Solar Powered Water Pumping System
2022LFP$25,435
$236,466TOTAL 1999 - 2022
* This project was shared with a neighboring ranch.
** This project was shared with the adjacent Dugas Ranch.
Turkey Creek Ranch (Turkey Creek Ranch LLC) - Brady Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
2018LFP$10,193
2018-2020EQIP$162,327
2018LRP$7,000Dirt Tank Cleanouts
2019HPC #18-302$2,500Walnut Water Well Solar Pump
$182,020TOTAL 2018 - 2020
The Turkey Creek Ranch is managed by Tim Petersen, an owner of Boulder Ranch LLC, and the Boulder Creek Ranch.
Y Bar D Ranch (Y Bar D Ranch Inc.) - Horseshoe Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1998AWPF #98-055$82,561Livestock Fences & Waters
2002WQIG #4-012*$55,700Upper Verde Collaborative Watershed Restoration
2005LCCGP #05-96$75,000Livestock Water
2007LCCGP #07-91$75,000Livestock Water and Fencing
2010-2012EQIP$98,553
2015-2018LFP$18,203
2020-2021LFP$36,999(Khan Cattle Co. LLC)
2022LFP$55,434(Khan Cattle Co. LLC)
$497,448TOTAL 1998 - 2022
* WQIG #4-012 was shared with a neighboring ranch.
Y Bar D Ranch Inc. sold the ranch to the Khan Cattle Co. LLC in 2019.
Yavapai Ranch (Yavapai Ranch LLLP) - Yavapai Allotment
YEARSPROGRAMAMOUNTPROJECT NAME
1990ADEQ NPS Grant #90-004$175,600Chino Winds NRCD HRM Demonstration Project
2006-2020EQIP$558,560
2015Heritage Fund$30,000Public Access for 2 Years
2015-2021LFP$627,679
2017HPC #16-305$15,900Dirt Tank Cleanouts
2017HPC #16-308$33,831Install Solar Water Pumps
2022EQIP$40,736
2022LFP$113,813
$1,596,119TOTAL 1990-2022
The current coordinated resources management plan (CRMP) was completed in 1992. 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.

This page was last updated on Mar 30, 2023 @ 9:07 am.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.