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Sale of the Forbes Trinchera Ranch

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Land Report Editor Eric O’Keefe discusses one the biggest sales of 2007, the 171,000-acre Forbes Trinchera Ranch in Colorado to hedge fund manager Louis Bacon.

Tagged with: Forbes Ranch, Land Report 100, Louis Bacon, Sangre de Cristos, Trinchera Ranch
Posted in Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Hunting, Minerals, News Desk, Recreation, Regional News, Residential Property, Taxes, Topics, Video, West

Sold! Forbes Trinchera Ranch

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Eric OKeefe

The Forbes family has sold the ranch. In the largest transaction involving The Land Report 100 in 2007, the four sons and one daughter of Malcolm Forbes signed off on the sale of their 171,400-acre Trinchera Ranch in Southern Colorado…

Tagged with: Colorado, conservation easements, Costilla County, Eric O'Keefe, Land Report 100, Louis Bacon, Louis Moore Bacon, Malcolm Forbes, Moore Capital
Posted in 2008 Fall, Conservation, Eric OKeefe, News Desk, Regional News, West

Idaho Ranchers Challenge Taylor Grazing Act

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

BY JOSEPH GUINTO PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2007 When the U.S. Supreme Court convened in October, the men (and woman) in black did not discuss landowner water rights. And for a pair of longtime Idaho ranchers–and perhaps other landowners–no news might mean…

Tagged with: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Joyce Livestock, LU Ranch, Supreme Court, Taylor Grazing Act
Posted in Cattle, Federal Policy, Joseph Guinto, News Desk, Regional News, Topics, West

BLM Makes Push to Buy Western Land

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

BY JOSEPH GUINTO PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2007 Under a federal law, the BLM, an arm of the Department of the Interior, has begun buying private properties that carve into federal wildlife refuges, national parks, national forests, and their ilk, making those…

Tagged with: BLM, Coachella Valley, Interior Department, Joe Guinto, Joshua Tree National Park, National Park Service, Taylor Grazing Act, USFS
Posted in Federal Policy, Magazine, News Desk, November 2007, Pacific, Public Land, Regional News, Southwest, Topics, West

Eminent Domain Clouds Pinon Canyon

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

With more than 15 million acres of military bases, training centers, and maneuver sites, the US. Army ranks as one of Americas largest landowners. But when it comes to taking territory, shock and awe are not its most formidable weapons.…

Tagged with: Colorado, Department of Defense, eminent domain, Fort Carson, Gustav Schmiege, Mack Louden, Pinon Canyon, Trey Garrison
Posted in Cattle, Farming, Federal Policy, Gustav Schmiege, June 2007, Magazine, News Desk, Public Land, Regional News, Topics, Trey Garrison, West

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

Tom Brokaw: The Land Report Interview

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

NBC’s Tom Brokaw shared the evening news with millions of Americans each and every night for decades as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News. Since stepping down in 2004, he has kept a busy scheduling, writing books, pitching…

Tagged with: Montana, NBC News, Tom Brokaw, Video
Posted in Video, West

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…