May 2007

Interview: Tom Brokaw

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Eric OKeefe

The Land Report, May 2007 He has a front-row seat at some of the most momentous events in recent history, yet to hear him tell it, what happened on a river bank on his Montana ranch a couple of years…

Posted in Eric OKeefe, Interviews, May 2007

Preserving Endangered Species for Profit

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

Who can save the Alabama red-bellied turtle? Maybe your accountant can. He or she will have a chance if Congress passes new legislation that would give tax breaks to landowners who act to preserve species like the Alabama red-bellied turtle,…

Test Drive a Property Before You Buy It

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

Ever dream of owning your own vineyard? Want to open a guest ranch? Try before you buy at one of these award-winning operations.

Tagged with: Investing
Posted in Magazine, May 2007, Pacific, Southwest, West

Going Off the Grid

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Eric OKeefe

Four miles from the nearest road. No electricity. No running water. Not even cell phone service. No matter. “It took me more than a year to find this place,” Chet Morrison says as he gestures toward the larger-than-life views…

Tagged with: Big Bend, Chet Morrison, Eric O'Keefe, West Texas
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Magazine, May 2007, News Desk, Regional News, Southwest

Tom Brokaw: The Land Report Interview

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Eric OKeefe

BY ERIC O’KEEFE PUBLISHED MAY 2007 Tom Brokaw has had a front-row seat at some of the most momentous events in recent history, yet to hear him tell it, what happened on an isolated river bank on his Montana ranch…

Will Conservation Easement Tax Breaks Be Extended?

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

BY JOSEPH GUINTO PUBLISHED MAY 2007 Act now or forever lose your easement. A tax break for conservation-related land donations-known as conservation easements-is about to expire. That is unless Congress does something about it. The tax break, signed into law…