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County hears proposal to hold conservation easement for Date Creek Ranch; staff to return with consent-item paperwork

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors · January 7, 2026
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Summary

Central Arizona Land Trust and the Knight family described a DFFM-funded conservation easement for Date Creek Ranch north of Wickenburg; board directed staff to proceed toward placing the easement on a future consent agenda, with annual monitoring expected to cost under $1,000.

Yavapai County staff and representatives from the Knight family and Central Arizona Land Trust briefed the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 about a proposal for the county to hold a conservation easement on Date Creek Ranch, an approximately 646-acre property north of Wickenburg.

Rebecca Ruffner, representing the owners, said the ranch sits at the Mojave–Sonoran Desert interface and supports restored riparian…

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