Since its founding in 1997, the Empire Ranch Foundation has been honored to be the recipient of numerous awards of recognition. Following is a complete listing of awards and recognitions.
Southern Arizona Attractions Alliance–2024 Richard (Rich) Fedele Award for Outstanding Excellence in the Support of the Southern Arizona Attractions Alliance (SAAA) awarded to Marti Conroy, ERF Board Member.
Tucson Audubon Society – Las Cienegas National Conservation Area designated as a Globally Important Birding Area
Pima County Board of Supervisors – July 28th declared “Empire Ranch, Walter L. Vail and Arizona Cowboy Heritage Day”
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – Walter L. Vail inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners
Arizona State Preservation Office – Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award – Cienega Watershed Timeline Project
Arizona State Preservation Office – Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award – Empire Ranch Historic American Landscapes Survey
Cienega Watershed Partnership – Wall of Honor
Arizona State Preservation Office – Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award – Adobe Haybarn Project
National Park Service – 2016 Historic American Landscape Survey Challenge
U.S. Department of Interior – Partners in Conservation Award
Arizona Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Committee – Award in Public Archaeology for a Non-Profit Entity
Arizona Centennial Commission – Official Event
Bureau of Land Management – Excellence in Public Lands Partnership
Arizona Preservation Foundation – List of Arizona’s Most Endangered Historic Places
Hands on the Land – Member Site Designation
Bureau of Land Management – Outstanding voluntary service in the conservation and protection of heritage resources on America’s public lands
Bureau of Land Management – Dedicated contribution to the Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership and Las Cienegas Resource Management Plan
Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission – Honoring long-term collaborative preservation and interpretation of the Empire Ranch by ERF & BLM
U.S. Dept. of Interior – Take Pride in America Award
National Trust for Historic Preservation – Save America’s Treasures – Official Project Designation for Vail Ranch House, Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area
National Civilian Community Corps – Appreciation Certificate