Newly protected property will provide easy access for the public to the Upper Verde River
The Trust for Public Land and the U.S. Forest Service today announced the permanent protection of 84 acres on the upper Verde River by adding the land to the Prescott National Forest. The property, known as the Rio Verde Ranch, lies along the Verde River, one of the last free-flowing rivers in Arizona and which provides drinking water to the Phoenix area’s four million residents. The ranch contains a 2/3 mile stretch of the river near the headwaters and includes riparian forest of Fremont cottonwood and Goodding’s willow, one of the most threatened forest types in the country.
84 Acres on Verde River Added to the Prescott National Forest | Signals AZ
The Trust for Public Land and the U.S. Forest Service today announced the permanent protection of 84 acres on the upper Verde River by adding the land to the Prescott National Forest. The property, known as the Rio Verde Ranch, lies along the Verde River, one of the last free-flowing rivers in Arizona and which provides drinking water to the Phoenix area’s four million residents. The ranch contains a 2/3 mile stretch of the river near the headwaters and includes riparian forest of Fremont cottonwood and Goodding’s willow, one of the most threatened forest types in the country.
84 Acres on Verde River Added to the Prescott National Forest | Signals AZ