Feeling blue

What are the ingredients to a long, quality, healthy life?

The folks at the Blue Zones Project think they have it figured out, and HonorHealth, Cigna Healthcare, and Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona are partnering to institute a Blue Zones Project in Scottsdale. Learn more on pages 10-11. There are nine central tenets to healthy living according to the Blue Zones Project. How does DC Ranch measure up? Many of our values align.

Jenna Kohl Community Council Executive Director

Belong DC Ranch aspires to the mantra of Living Connected Right Tribe Meet neighbors with similar interests at one of DC Ranch’s many programs, from fitness to social hours to mahjong

Family First Family friendly community is a DC Ranch value, and this is supported from play structures to signature programs

Move Naturally One of the best trail systems around connects neighborhoods to shopping, dining, and parks

80% Rule Access to top notch restaurants in DC Ranch makes stopping when 80% full a challenge

Wine at Five Enjoy a glass of vino at Grapenuts wine club

Plant Slant Pick up fresh fruit and veggies at Safeway, AJs, or a local farmers market

Purpose Living a life in abundance is possible here; our DC Ranch Gives program provides many ways to give back to the greater community, and you can make an impact through a variety of volunteer opportunities

Down Shift Stress relief can be found in numerous ways on the Ranch—take a dip in the Desert Camp Community Center pool or attend Casino Night at The Homestead

How do you live connected on the Ranch?

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DC Ranch seamlessly connects people to the beauty of both the created environment and the natural Sonoran Desert. Residents feel a sense of community, connecting with each other in friendship and common interest. It is a thoughtfully crafted community designed with unprecedented attention to detail. DC Ranch has a distinctive governance structure with ample resources that exist to ensure a legacy of an amenity-rich and active way of life. The highest standards and a convenient north Scottsdale location establish DC Ranch as a nationally desirable place to live with an exceptional quality of life and premium home values.

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The National Fire Protection Association has named DC Ranch a Firewise USA® Certified community as the Ranch Association continues to successfully complete the Firewise USA program’s annual requirements. This recognition is an outstanding accomplishment for the Firewise Committee, DC Ranch Landscaping Department, and community collaborators including the Scottsdale Fire Department, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, Copper Ridge School, DC Ranch sub associations, The Country Club at DC Ranch, and The Silverleaf Club. These partnerships are an invaluable part of the continued success of the project, and it is only with this community cooperation that DC Ranch Firewise work is now nationally celebrated.

DC Ranch is Firewise Certified

Launched in 2021, the DC Ranch project is a multi-year fire fuels mitigation effort and is the largest community in the nation to hold the Firewise USA certification. The project continues through 2023 with 16 acres targeted for clearing in Country Club, Windgate, Terrace Homes East and West, The Estates, and Montelena by years end. With a total of 48 acres identified for hazardous fuels mitigation throughout DC Ranch, the project will be complete in 2024. Following project completion, the work will continue with refocused efforts to uphold the defensible space around previously cleared common areas maintained by the Ranch Association. This post-project work will ensure continued Firewise USA certification in DC Ranch.

This certification is an important acknowledgment of the long term, strategic and physical work done to protect DC Ranch homes and comes on the heels of the Ranch Association grant application submission to the Arizona State Department of Forestry and Fire Management to request additional funding support for continuing work on fire fuels mitigation. More information on the DC Ranch Firewise project can be found on DCRanch.com.