…n. Meet at the Visitor Contact Station. 20 ERF Board Meeting, 9-11 am. All welcome! Call 888-364-2829 for location. 28 Docent Led Tour of the Empire Ranch House. 11 am to noon. Reservations are required by 5 pm the day before the tour. Click here to make a reservation. Free. Meet at the Visitor Contact Station. November 2023 4 Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. 10 am to 4 pm. Click here for more information 5 Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival. 10 am to 4 pm…
…The Year Ahead, March 2022, p. 1 A Shared Commitment, December 2021, p. 1 Welcome Back!, September 2021, p. 1 Agents of Discovery Is Now At Empire Ranch, June 2021, p. 3 Miss the Gift Shop? June 2021, p. 2 Hope to See You Soon!, June 2021, p. 1 Thanks!, March 2021 , p. 1 President’s Message, June/Sept 2020, p. 1 Happy New Year!, March 2020, p. 1 Reaching for the Stars, December 2019, p. 1 President’s Message, March 2019, p. 1 Meeting Our Challeng…
…You can now shop online for ERF Gift Shop items. Your purchase helps preserve and protect the Empire Ranch! Items for sale include Empire Ranch Foundation denim shirts, t-shirts and books, souvenir coffee cups, Western jewelry and an ever changing offering of gifts for youngsters and seniors – and everyone else in between! Click here to start shopping. Posted 7/11/2021…
…work in Arizona ranching at: https://www.azfb.org/Article/Arizona-Ranching-In-the-Beginning 300 tons of alfalfa hay grown in the agricultural fields at the Empire Ranch in the South Barn, at the Empire Ranch, 1924. ERF archives A301-001 Carroll W. Gates (1860-1920) Carroll W. Gates, 1909. ERF archives: A540-009 Carroll Gates was born in New York in 1860 and moved at an early age with his family to California. Educated in the San Jose area he fi…
…cation. At the show the 10 best pens of 10 head of steers were selected to complete a 120-day feeding period at the University of Arizona experimental farm in Phoenix. “The results of the competition, a practical test in economy of grains, was the. magnet that drew the cattlemen from all over the state. The awards, announced by Dr. E. L. Scott, head of the beef cattle department of the university, were as follows: 1st Frank Boice, of the CCC ranch…
…ount of the mine which we have stopped work on for the present as it was becoming quite expensive and we do not care to run in debt on account of it. We also lost all the adobes we had made for the addition to our house & then to crown all the government station had been taken from us which we have been clearing about $50 a month on, and while in town last time I paid for a mowing machine and horse rake which when delivered will cost us about $300…
…ery app to your mobile device at the Apple App Store, Google Play or visit www.AgentsofDiscovery.com. After downloading the app, click on the Missions button and select the ones you want to play. Preload the missions and head out to the Historic Empire Ranch to start completing your challenges! Agents of Discovery missions are available for sites in parks, forests, recreation areas, and museums around the country, including other nearby BLM sites:…
…nservation efforts in the watershed. Start by downloading the TravelStorys.Com App to your phone or other device. Open TravelStory and select “Tour the Cienega Watershed” to save the tour on your phone. Once you’ve download the app and the tour, no Internet access is needed. The tour includes 21 podcast-style stories that will automatically play at the appropriate location using your phone’s GPS. The route loop includes the Gabe Zimmerman Trailhea…
…. For more information about tours, call the Empire Ranch Foundation at 888-364-2829. Empire Ranch House Virtual Tour Can’t get to the ranch, or want to prepare for your visit? View the video below that provides a brief history of the Empire Ranch and takes you on a guided tour of the Empire Ranch House. Walk the Heritage Discovery Trail! Enjoy a half-mile interpreted walk under the majestic Cottonwood Grove, view outlying historic structures, and…