Who’s the
Largest Landowner
in Your State?
Are there really ranches in Texas that span more than 1,000 square miles? Day in and day out, that’s the sort of question we ask ourselves at the Magazine of the American Landowner. Go ahead and see for yourself: Who’s the largest landowner in the smallest state?
Who’s the
Largest Landowner
in Your State?
Are there really ranches in Texas that span more than 1,000 square miles? Day in and day out, that’s the sort of question we ask ourselves at the Magazine of the American Landowner. Go ahead and see for yourself: Who’s the largest landowner in the smallest state?
| STATE | LANDOWNER | TOTAL ACRES | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | Weyerhaeuser Company | 525,000 | Alabama’s largest private landowner is Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns 525,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
 Alaska | Doyon, Limited | 12,500,000 | Doyon, Limited is the largest private landowner in Alaska, with 12.5 million acres. Established in 1972, Doyon has more than 18,000 shareholders and is based in Fairbanks. |
 Arizona | Babbitt Ranches | 275,000 | Arizona’s largest private landowner is Babbitt Ranches, which owns 275,000 acres in Northern Arizona. Family-owned since 1884, Babbitt Ranches has been a cornerstone of Arizona's ranching industry. Key properties include the CO Bar Ranch and the Espee Ranch. |
 Arkansas | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,184,000 | Arkansas’s largest private landowner is Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns 1,184,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
 California | The Emmersons | 1,900,000 | The Emmersons are California’s largest private landowner, with more than 1.9 million acres of timberland through their forest-products company, Sierra Pacific Industries. Source: The Land Report |
 Colorado | The Bacon Family | 201,000 | Colorado’s largest private landowner is hedge fund manager and conservation philanthropist Louis Bacon and his family, whose holdings include the Trinchera Blanca Ranch, which he acquired from the heirs of Malcolm Forbes. Source: The Land Report |
 Connecticut | The Nature Conservancy | 20,000 | The Nature Conservancy owns more than 20,000 acres in Connecticut, including the 1,850-acre Sunny Valley Preserve along the Housatonic River Valley, which was donated in a series of transfers to the nonprofit by George Pratt Jr. of Bridgewater. Source: The Land Report |
 Delaware | Delaware Wild Lands | 21,800 | Delaware Wild Lands is Delaware’s largest landowner with 21,800 acres. Key properties include the Great Cypress Swamp, which spans Sussex County, and Milford Neck, a coastal conservation corridor. |
 Florida | Thomas Peterffy | 550,000 | Florida’s largest private landowner is Thomas Peterffy, who owns more than 550,000 acres. A Hungarian-born digital trading pioneer, Peterffy made headlines in 2015 when he purchased Foley Timber & Land, a half-million-acre timber tract in the Florida Panhandle. |
 Georgia | Rayonier | 660,000 | Georgia’s largest private landowner is Rayonier (NYSE: RYN), a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), which owns 660,000 acres. Source: Forisk |
 Hawaii | Kamehameha Schools | 363,000 | Hawaii’s largest private landowner is Kamehameha Schools, which owns more than 363,000 acres. Kamehameha Schools is a private, educational, charitable trust endowed by the will of Ke Ali‘i Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop, the great-granddaughter and last royal descendant of Kamehameha ‘Ekahi. Source: The Land Report |
 Idaho | PotlatchDeltic | 624,000 | Idaho’s largest private landowner is PotlatchDeltic, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), which owns 624,000 acres. Source: Forisk |
 Illinois | Scully Family | 25,000 | Illinois’s largest private landowner is the Scully Family, which owns 25,000 acres. The family's land legacy can be traced back to William Scully, an Irish nobleman and immigrant. Source: The Land Report |
 Indiana | Beck’s Hybrids | 31,000 | Indiana’s largest private landowner is Beck’s Hybrids, which owns 31,000 acres. Founded in 1937, Beck’s Hybrids has grown from an 80-acre farm into the nation’s largest family-owned retail seed company. Source: The Land Report |
 Iowa | Kent Kiburz | 47,000 | Iowa’s largest private landowner is Kent Kiburz, who owns more than 47,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
 Kansas | The Bass family | 110,000 | Kansas’s largest private landowner is the Bass family of Fort Worth, Texas, which owns more than 110,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
 Kentucky | Aurora Sustainable Lands | 220,000 | Aurora Sustainable Lands is the largest private landowner in with 220,000 acres. Established in 2021, the carbon-stewardship company invests in industrially harvested forests to deliver high-integrity, verifiable carbon credits. Source: Aurora Sustainable Timberlands |
 Louisiana | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,005,000 | The largest private landowner in Louisiana is the Weyerhaeuser Company, with 1,005,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
 Maine | The Buck Family | 1,320,000 | With 1,320,000 acres, the heirs of Peter Buck are Maine’s largest private landowners. Buck and Fred DeLuca co-founded Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain. Source: The Land Report |
 Maryland | The Nature Conservancy | 1,236,000 | The Nature Conservancy owns more than 14,000 acres in Maryland, including the Nassawango Creek Preserve, which encompasses almost 10,000 acres in Wicomico and Worcester Counties. The preserve is one of the northernmost remaining examples of a bald cypress swamp. Source: The Land Report |
 Massachusetts | W.D. Cowls, Inc. | 12,000 | Massachusetts’ largest private landowner is W.D. Cowls, Inc., a family-owned business based in North Amherst, which owns 12,000 acres of farmland and timberland. Established in 1741 by Jonathan Cowls, the company has been sustainably managing its land for nearly three centuries, encompassing over 100 parcels across 30 towns in Hampshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Worcester Counties. Source: The Land Report |
 Michigan | Lyme Timber Company | 550,000 | Michigan’s largest private landowner is an affiliate of the Lyme Timber Company, which owns 550,000 acres that it acquired from Weyerhaeuser in 2019. Source: The Land Report |
 Minnesota | UPM Blandin Forestry | 188,000 | The largest private landowner in Minnesota is UPM Blandin Forestry, which owns 188,000 acres. Source: Forisk |
 Mississippi | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,113,000 | The largest private landowner in Mississippi is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 1,113,000 acres. |
 Missouri | L-A-D Foundation | 147,000 | Missouri’s largest private landowner is the L-A-D Foundation, with 147,000 acres, which was founded by conservationist Leo A. Drey. Source: The Land Report |
 Montana | Dan and Farris Wilks | 306,000 | Montana’s largest private landowners are Dan and Farris Wilks, who own 306,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
 Nebraska | Ted Turner | 407,000 | Nebraska’s largest private landowner is Ted Turner, who owns approximately 407,000 acres. Turner’s holdings include Blue Creek Ranch, Deer Creek Ranch, Fawn Lake Ranch, McGinley Ranch, and Spikebox Ranch. Source: The Land Report |
 Nevada | New Nevada Lands | 405,000 | Nevada’s largest private landowner is New Nevada Lands, which owns a total of 405,000 acres of land and 1.25 million acres of mineral rights. Properties include tracts along the I-80 corridor. Source: The Land Report |
 New Hampshire | Aurora Sustainable Lands | 145,000 | New Hampshire’s largest private landowner is Aurora Sustainable Lands, which owns a total of approximately 145,000 acres. Established in 2021, the carbon-stewardship company invests in industrially harvested forests to deliver high-integrity, verifiable carbon credits. Source: Aurora Sustainable Timberlands |
 New Jersey | The Nature Conservancy | 18,000 | The largest private landowner in New Jersey is The Nature Conservancy, which owns 18,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
 New Mexico | Ted Turner | 1,080,000 | New Mexico’s largest private landowner is Ted Turner with 1,080,000 acres. Ted Turner Reserves includes three properties: Armendaris Ranch, Ladder Ranch, and Vermejo Park Ranch. Source: Turner Ranches |
 New York | Lyme Timber Company | 234,000 | New York’s largest private landowner is Lyme Timber Company, with 234,000 acres. Source: Forisk |
 North Carolina | Weyerhaeuser Company | 660,000 | The largest private landowner in North Carolina is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 660,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
 North Dakota | Johnson Farms | 90,000 | With 90,000 acres, North Dakota’s largest private landowner is Johnson Farms, a multigenerational family-farming operation founded by Bert and Lyle Johnson. |
 Ohio | Heiner Gantenbrink Farms | 21,000 | Ohio’s largest private landowner is Heiner Gantenbrink Farms, which owns more than 21,000 acres. Managed by Alliance Ag, the acreage is used primarily for row-crop farming. Source: The Land Report |
 Oklahoma | Weyerhaeuser Company | 486,000 | The largest private landowner in Oklahoma is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 486,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
 Oregon | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,415,000 | Oregon’s largest private landowner is Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns a total of 1,415,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
 Pennsylvania | Lyme Timber Company | 150,000 | Pennsylvania’s largest private landowner is Lyme Timber Company, with 150,000 acres. Key properties include holdings in Potter, McKean, Cameron, and Elk counties, primarily managed by Three Rivers Forest Management. Source: Forisk |
 Rhode Island | Audubon Society of Rhode | 7,300 | With more than 7,300 acres, the Audubon Society of Rhode Island is the largest private landowner in Little Rhody. With just more than 1,000 acres, Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge in Exeter is the nonprofit's largest property. |
 South Carolina | Weyerhaeuser Company | 201,000 | The largest private landowner in South Carolina is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 201,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
 South Dakota | Ted Turner | 193,000 | South Dakota’s largest private landowner in 2025 is Ted Turner, who owns more than 193,000 acres. Turner’s Bad River Ranch encompasses 148,000 acres, and his Standing Butte Ranch comprises almost 46,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
 Tennessee | Timberland Investment Resources | 128,000 | Tennessee’s largest private landowner is Timberland Investment Resources, which owns more than 128,000 acres. The Atlanta-based timberland investment management organization (TIMO) was founded in 2003 and currently manages more than $2 billion in timberland assets. Source: The Land Report |
 Texas | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | 873,000 | Texas’s largest private landowner is Texas Pacific Land Corporation, which owns 873,000 acres across 19 counties in the resource-rich Permian Basin. Originally chartered as the Texas and Pacific Railway Company in 1871 to build a transcontinental railroad, the company went bankrupt in 1888, and its 3.5 million acres were placed into a trust. In 2021, the trust’s legacy assets were converted into a C corporation focused on land, water, and energy operations. That strategy paid off in 2021 when Texas Pacific Land Corporation was added to the S&P 500, replacing Marathon Oil. Source: The Land Report |
 Utah | Robinson and Freed Families | 272,000 | Utah’s largest private landowners are the Robinson and Freed Families, who own a total of 272,000 acres together. Key properties include six cattle ranches located in central and southern Utah. Source: The Land Report |
 Vermont | Weyerhaeuser Company | 86,000 | The largest private landowner in Vermont is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 86,000 acres. Weyerhaeuser's holdings are primarily concentrated in the Northeast Kingdom, encompassing portions of Caledonia and Essex Counties. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
 Virginia | Weyerhaeuser Company | 117,000 | The largest private landowner in Virginia is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 117,000 acres. |
 Washington | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,095,000 | The largest private landowner in Washington is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 1,095,000 acres. |
 West Virginia | Aurora Sustainable Lands | 679,000 | Aurora Sustainable Lands is the largest private landowner in West Virginia with 679,000 acres.. Established in 2021, the carbon-stewardship company invests in industrially harvested forests to deliver high-integrity, verifiable carbon credits. Source: Aurora Sustainable Timberlands |
 Wisconsin | Aurora Sustainable Lands | 119,000 | With 119,000 acres, Aurora Sustainable Lands is the largest private landowner in Wisconsin. Established in 2021, the carbon-stewardship company invests in industrially harvested forests to deliver high-integrity, verifiable carbon credits. Source: Aurora Sustainable Timberlands |
 Wyoming | Sweetwater Royalties | 850,000 | Sweetwater Royalties is Wyoming’s largest private landowner with 850,000 acres. The Denver-based company is one of the largest private landowners in the nation, with approximately 1 million surface acres and 4 million mineral acres in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. Sweetwater Royalties also owns 450,000 mineral acres in Upper Michigan. |
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| STATE | LANDOWNER | TOTAL ACRES | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Weyerhaeuser Company | 525,000 | Alabama’s largest private landowner is Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns 525,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
Alaska | Doyon, Limited | 12,500,000 | Doyon, Limited is the largest private landowner in Alaska, with 12.5 million acres. Established in 1972, Doyon has more than 18,000 shareholders and is based in Fairbanks. |
Arizona | Babbitt Ranches | 275,000 | Arizona’s largest private landowner is Babbitt Ranches, which owns 275,000 acres in Northern Arizona. Family-owned since 1884, Babbitt Ranches has been a cornerstone of Arizona's ranching industry. Key properties include the CO Bar Ranch and the Espee Ranch. |
Arkansas | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,184,000 | Arkansas’s largest private landowner is Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns 1,184,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
California | The Emmersons | 1,900,000 | The Emmersons are California’s largest private landowner, with more than 1.9 million acres of timberland through their forest-products company, Sierra Pacific Industries. Source: The Land Report |
Colorado | The Bacon Family | 201,000 | Colorado’s largest private landowner is hedge fund manager and conservation philanthropist Louis Bacon and his family, whose holdings include the Trinchera Blanca Ranch, which he acquired from the heirs of Malcolm Forbes. Source: The Land Report |
| Connecticut | The Nature Conservancy | 20,000 | The Nature Conservancy owns more than 20,000 acres in Connecticut, including the 1,850-acre Sunny Valley Preserve along the Housatonic River Valley, which was donated in a series of transfers to the nonprofit by George Pratt Jr. of Bridgewater. Source: The Land Report |
Delaware | Delaware Wild Lands | 21,800 | Delaware Wild Lands is Delaware’s largest landowner with 21,800 acres. Key properties include the Great Cypress Swamp, which spans Sussex County, and Milford Neck, a coastal conservation corridor. |
Florida | Thomas Peterffy | 550,000 | Florida’s largest private landowner is Thomas Peterffy, who owns more than 550,000 acres. A Hungarian-born digital trading pioneer, Peterffy made headlines in 2015 when he purchased Foley Timber & Land, a half-million-acre timber tract in the Florida Panhandle. |
Georgia | Rayonier | 660,000 | Georgia’s largest private landowner is Rayonier (NYSE: RYN), a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), which owns 660,000 acres. Source: Forisk |
Hawaii | Kamehameha Schools | 363,000 | Hawaii’s largest private landowner is Kamehameha Schools, which owns more than 363,000 acres. Kamehameha Schools is a private, educational, charitable trust endowed by the will of Ke Ali‘i Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop, the great-granddaughter and last royal descendant of Kamehameha ‘Ekahi. Source: The Land Report |
Idaho | PotlatchDeltic | 624,000 | Idaho’s largest private landowner is PotlatchDeltic, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), which owns 624,000 acres. Source: Forisk |
Illinois | Scully Family | 25,000 | Illinois’s largest private landowner is the Scully Family, which owns 25,000 acres. The family's land legacy can be traced back to William Scully, an Irish nobleman and immigrant. Source: The Land Report |
Indiana | Beck’s Hybrids | 31,000 | Indiana’s largest private landowner is Beck’s Hybrids, which owns 31,000 acres. Founded in 1937, Beck’s Hybrids has grown from an 80-acre farm into the nation’s largest family-owned retail seed company. Source: The Land Report |
Iowa | Kent Kiburz | 47,000 | Iowa’s largest private landowner is Kent Kiburz, who owns more than 47,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
Kansas | The Bass family | 110,000 | Kansas’s largest private landowner is the Bass family of Fort Worth, Texas, which owns more than 110,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
Kentucky | Aurora Sustainable Lands | 220,000 | Aurora Sustainable Lands is the largest private landowner in with 220,000 acres. Established in 2021, the carbon-stewardship company invests in industrially harvested forests to deliver high-integrity, verifiable carbon credits. Source: Aurora Sustainable Timberlands |
Louisiana | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,005,000 | The largest private landowner in Louisiana is the Weyerhaeuser Company, with 1,005,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
Maine | The Buck Family | 1,320,000 | With 1,320,000 acres, the heirs of Peter Buck are Maine’s largest private landowners. Buck and Fred DeLuca co-founded Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain. Source: The Land Report |
Maryland | The Nature Conservancy | 1,236,000 | The Nature Conservancy owns more than 14,000 acres in Maryland, including the Nassawango Creek Preserve, which encompasses almost 10,000 acres in Wicomico and Worcester Counties. The preserve is one of the northernmost remaining examples of a bald cypress swamp. Source: The Land Report |
Massachusetts | W.D. Cowls, Inc. | 12,000 | Massachusetts’ largest private landowner is W.D. Cowls, Inc., a family-owned business based in North Amherst, which owns 12,000 acres of farmland and timberland. Established in 1741 by Jonathan Cowls, the company has been sustainably managing its land for nearly three centuries, encompassing over 100 parcels across 30 towns in Hampshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Worcester Counties. Source: The Land Report |
Michigan | Lyme Timber Company | 550,000 | Michigan’s largest private landowner is an affiliate of the Lyme Timber Company, which owns 550,000 acres that it acquired from Weyerhaeuser in 2019. Source: The Land Report |
Minnesota | UPM Blandin Forestry | 188,000 | The largest private landowner in Minnesota is UPM Blandin Forestry, which owns 188,000 acres. Source: Forisk |
Mississippi | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,113,000 | The largest private landowner in Mississippi is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 1,113,000 acres. |
Missouri | L-A-D Foundation | 147,000 | Missouri’s largest private landowner is the L-A-D Foundation, with 147,000 acres, which was founded by conservationist Leo A. Drey. Source: The Land Report |
Montana | Dan and Farris Wilks | 306,000 | Montana’s largest private landowners are Dan and Farris Wilks, who own 306,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
Nebraska | Ted Turner | 407,000 | Nebraska’s largest private landowner is Ted Turner, who owns approximately 407,000 acres. Turner’s holdings include Blue Creek Ranch, Deer Creek Ranch, Fawn Lake Ranch, McGinley Ranch, and Spikebox Ranch. Source: The Land Report |
Nevada | New Nevada Lands | 405,000 | Nevada’s largest private landowner is New Nevada Lands, which owns a total of 405,000 acres of land and 1.25 million acres of mineral rights. Properties include tracts along the I-80 corridor. Source: The Land Report |
New Hampshire | Aurora Sustainable Lands | 145,000 | New Hampshire’s largest private landowner is Aurora Sustainable Lands, which owns a total of approximately 145,000 acres. Established in 2021, the carbon-stewardship company invests in industrially harvested forests to deliver high-integrity, verifiable carbon credits. Source: Aurora Sustainable Timberlands |
New Jersey | The Nature Conservancy | 18,000 | The largest private landowner in New Jersey is The Nature Conservancy, which owns 18,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
New Mexico | Ted Turner | 1,080,000 | New Mexico’s largest private landowner is Ted Turner with 1,080,000 acres. Ted Turner Reserves includes three properties: Armendaris Ranch, Ladder Ranch, and Vermejo Park Ranch. Source: Turner Ranches |
New York | Lyme Timber Company | 234,000 | New York’s largest private landowner is Lyme Timber Company, with 234,000 acres. Source: Forisk |
North Carolina | Weyerhaeuser Company | 660,000 | The largest private landowner in North Carolina is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 660,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
North Dakota | Johnson Farms | 90,000 | With 90,000 acres, North Dakota’s largest private landowner is Johnson Farms, a multigenerational family-farming operation founded by Bert and Lyle Johnson. |
Ohio | Heiner Gantenbrink Farms | 21,000 | Ohio’s largest private landowner is Heiner Gantenbrink Farms, which owns more than 21,000 acres. Managed by Alliance Ag, the acreage is used primarily for row-crop farming. Source: The Land Report |
Oklahoma | Weyerhaeuser Company | 486,000 | The largest private landowner in Oklahoma is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 486,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
Oregon | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,415,000 | Oregon’s largest private landowner is Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns a total of 1,415,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
Pennsylvania | Lyme Timber Company | 150,000 | Pennsylvania’s largest private landowner is Lyme Timber Company, with 150,000 acres. Key properties include holdings in Potter, McKean, Cameron, and Elk counties, primarily managed by Three Rivers Forest Management. Source: Forisk |
Rhode Island | Audubon Society of Rhode | 7,300 | With more than 7,300 acres, the Audubon Society of Rhode Island is the largest private landowner in Little Rhody. With just more than 1,000 acres, Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge in Exeter is the nonprofit's largest property. |
South Carolina | Weyerhaeuser Company | 201,000 | The largest private landowner in South Carolina is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 201,000 acres. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
South Dakota | Ted Turner | 193,000 | South Dakota’s largest private landowner in 2025 is Ted Turner, who owns more than 193,000 acres. Turner’s Bad River Ranch encompasses 148,000 acres, and his Standing Butte Ranch comprises almost 46,000 acres. Source: The Land Report |
Tennessee | Timberland Investment Resources | 128,000 | Tennessee’s largest private landowner is Timberland Investment Resources, which owns more than 128,000 acres. The Atlanta-based timberland investment management organization (TIMO) was founded in 2003 and currently manages more than $2 billion in timberland assets. Source: The Land Report |
Texas | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | 873,000 | Texas’s largest private landowner is Texas Pacific Land Corporation, which owns 873,000 acres across 19 counties in the resource-rich Permian Basin. Originally chartered as the Texas and Pacific Railway Company in 1871 to build a transcontinental railroad, the company went bankrupt in 1888, and its 3.5 million acres were placed into a trust. In 2021, the trust’s legacy assets were converted into a C corporation focused on land, water, and energy operations. That strategy paid off in 2021 when Texas Pacific Land Corporation was added to the S&P 500, replacing Marathon Oil. Source: The Land Report |
Utah | Robinson and Freed Families | 272,000 | Utah’s largest private landowners are the Robinson and Freed Families, who own a total of 272,000 acres together. Key properties include six cattle ranches located in central and southern Utah. Source: The Land Report |
Vermont | Weyerhaeuser Company | 86,000 | The largest private landowner in Vermont is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 86,000 acres. Weyerhaeuser's holdings are primarily concentrated in the Northeast Kingdom, encompassing portions of Caledonia and Essex Counties. Source: Weyerhaeuser Company |
Virginia | Weyerhaeuser Company | 117,000 | The largest private landowner in Virginia is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 117,000 acres. |
Washington | Weyerhaeuser Company | 1,095,000 | The largest private landowner in Washington is Weyerhaeuser Company, with 1,095,000 acres. |
West Virginia | Aurora Sustainable Lands | 679,000 | Aurora Sustainable Lands is the largest private landowner in West Virginia with 679,000 acres.. Established in 2021, the carbon-stewardship company invests in industrially harvested forests to deliver high-integrity, verifiable carbon credits. Source: Aurora Sustainable Timberlands |
Wisconsin | Aurora Sustainable Lands | 119,000 | With 119,000 acres, Aurora Sustainable Lands is the largest private landowner in Wisconsin. Established in 2021, the carbon-stewardship company invests in industrially harvested forests to deliver high-integrity, verifiable carbon credits. Source: Aurora Sustainable Timberlands |
Wyoming | Sweetwater Royalties | 850,000 | Sweetwater Royalties is Wyoming’s largest private landowner with 850,000 acres. The Denver-based company is one of the largest private landowners in the nation, with approximately 1 million surface acres and 4 million mineral acres in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. Sweetwater Royalties also owns 450,000 mineral acres in Upper Michigan. |
