Summit Resources LLC

After consulting in the acquisition and subsequent management of the 90,000 acre Hinkson Ranch in Northeastern Arizona and Northwestern New Mexico, our outfit was fortunate enough to be involved in the ownership transfer of over 14,800 acres of this working ranch along the Zuni Wash to the Zuni Tribe.

Working in a key roll while one of our partner groups handled frontline negotiations, Summit Resources provided continuous support throughout the 14 months this deal took to come to fruition.

Aside from our unparalleled cartographic support, very thorough Water Rights work and document preparation, our team once again assumed the responsibility of coordination for all the moving parts in this very intricate process involving three ownership groups, the Zuni Tribal Government and both State and County Governments.

The acreage involved in this purchase overlays the Zuni’s traditional ceremonial route from the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico to a sacred wetlands in Arizona known as Zuni Heaven. The completion of this transaction will help ensure the cultural and spiritual continuity of the Zunis for generations to come.

Working closely with the ownership group, the Arizona Open Land Trust and various departments of the Pima County government over the coarse of 24 months, our outfit played a pivotal roll in the 2009 sale of over 4,100 acres of the centuries-old Sopori Ranch to Pima County. We provided extensive research, document support and Exhibit generation in the areas of Water Rights, Adjudications, Vesting, State Grazing Leases, Forest Grazing Permits and Tenure. We also orchestrated the coordination of all contracted services, such as appraisals, surveys, legal counsel and site clean-ups.

Through collaborative efforts of the property owner, Trust for Public Land, and U.S. Forest Service, approximately 1,280 acres of Tampico Springs Ranch were conveyed to the United States of America c/o Cibola National Forest. The federal acquisition of this property allows for the preservation of sensitive wildlife habitat, the consolidation of National Forest lands, and the continuation of land use consistent with that of adjacent Tribal lands.