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The Conservation Fund Acquires Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The 488-acre purchase of one of Colorado’s largest natural lakes means the water and surrounding terrain will fall under federal protection thanks in part to the Great American Outdoors Act, which the Senate passed on June 17. Once approved by…

Land Report 2019 Timberland Deal of the Year: Montana Timberlands

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Written by: Kelly McGee It was only fitting that the largest timberland sale of 2019 involved the publicly traded company that owns the most land in the US. Weyerhaeuser, the Seattle-based timber REIT, ended the year decisively by announcing the…

Tagged with: Southern Pine Plantations, timberlands, Weyerhaeuser, Weyerhaeuser Company
Posted in Feature, Montana, News Desk, Timber, West

Bearing the Brunt

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court ruling that maintains federal protection for grizzly bears in the 22.5-million acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. BY TODD WILKINSON | PHOTOGRAPHY BY THOMAS MANGELSEN The recovery of grizzlies in the…

Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Idaho, Montana, Public Land, West, Wyoming

Land Report 2019 Ranchland Deal of the Year: Bixby Ranch in Wyoming

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Land Report Editors

An Iconic Wyoming Ranch Changes Hands for Just Second Time By Corinne Gaffner Garcia When Wyoming’s historic Bixby Ranch sold in December, the significance of the transaction ran much deeper than the facts listed in Hall and Hall’s marketing brochure.…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Corinne Garcia, Feature, News Desk, West, Wyoming

Land Report 2019 Deal of the Year: La Bandera Ranch in Texas

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Twice in the twenty-first century, LA BANDERA RANCH has come to market. Both times it sold in the blink of an eye. By Henry Chappell The sale of one of the most renowned hunting properties in the Lone Star State…

Posted in Conservation, Dogs, Feature, Henry Chappell, Hunting, Minerals, Recreation, Texas, West

Land Report 2019 Timberland Deal of the Year: Weyerhaeuser Sells 630,000 Acres of Montana Timberland to Southern Pine Plantations

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The Seattle-based REIT – the single largest owner of land in the U.S. – sold the timberland to a real estate holding company owned by Benjy Griffith, who last appeared on the Land Report 100 in 2013. The $145 million…

Posted in Feature, Montana, News Desk, Timber, West

Keep Your Distance: Move to Montana

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The inherent appeal of BIG SKY COUNTRY is enticing buyers keen on sheltering in some place beautiful. — Corinne Gaffner Garcia Montana is known for wide-open spaces, rugged landscapes, abundant wildlife, and outdoor recreation like you wouldn’t believe: everything from…

Posted in Corinne Garcia, Feature, Montana, Residential Property, West

Land Report 2019 Ranchland Deal of the Year: Bixby Ranch Changes Hands for the Second Time in History

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Land Report Editors

One of the oldest continuously running cattle operations in Central Wyoming was sold in December 2019 to Casper-based True Ranches. The nearly 17,000-acre parcel stands in the shadow of the Laramie Mountains and sprawls five miles southeast of Glenrock where…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Washington, West

Wilks Brothers: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Wilks Brothers | No. 12 708,475 ACRES (up 3,108 acres) Based west of Fort Worth, FRAC TECH founders Farris and Dan Wilks love land. Not only do they have substantial holdings in Montana and Idaho as well as properties in…