Diablo Trust

Our mission is to ensure the long-term economic, social & ecological sustainability of the Diablo Trust land area by providing a forum for active community participation in a collaborative land stewardship process.

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Born out of conflict, Diablo Trust was founded 30 years ago by two northern Arizona family ranches. In 1993, the Bar T Bar and the Flying M ranches joined together to seek an innovative approach to respond to public concerns about the impacts of cattle grazing on forestland, grassland, and wildlife populations on over 426,000 acres of the two ranches together, that span private, state, and federal land.

The conflict which catalyzed the founding of Diablo Trust has been replaced by long-standing collaborative management efforts supported by bi-annual Cooperative Resource Operational Plan (CROP) meetings, the longest ever forage monitoring program in Arizona (Forage Resource Study Group), and ongoing land-based research and education by Northern Arizona University, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and other partner entities. Diablo Trust also hosts an Annual Meeting and an Annual Campout which bring together ranchers, agencies, and the public to share knowledge about the value of working lands.

Through collaborative stewardship and dynamic research, Diablo Trust protects open space, wildlife, beef production, and local food, provided by working lands in Northern Arizona. With a robust team of long-standing partners, we have regenerated over hundreds of thousands of acres of grazing lands and wildlife habitat, and we continue to facilitate research that promote the health and stability of Western ranchlands.

For nearly 30 years, Diablo Trust has been committed to its mission of ensuring the long-term economic, social, and ecological sustainability of the Diablo Trust land area by providing a forum for active community participation in a collaborative land stewardship process.

Testimonials

"What about the Diablo Trust made the biggest personal impact on me? I learned that people -- coming together, building trust, working hard, taking risks, dreaming big -- can light up their little corner of the world. They don't always, but they can." - Steve Calish

"I worked with a collaborative group named the Diablo Trust that is an example of ranchers and environmentalists . . . working together. That group is still together and still serving as a model of the effectiveness of diverse people working toward shared goals." - Dan Dagget

"My involvement in the Diablo Trust for the past twenty years has convinced me that it is a model for saving what we all profess to value about the West." - Norm Wallen