Five of California’s 10 largest fires in modern history are all burning at once. Together, this year’s wildfires have already destroyed 4,200 buildings, forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, and scorched more than 3.2 million acres…
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Suppressing Fires Has Failed
Tagged with: California, California Wildfire Commission, controlled burns, Fire Suppression, mitigation, Stanford Woods Institute, U.S. Forest Service, wildfires
Posted in California, Editor's Choice, Pacific, West
Posted in California, Editor's Choice, Pacific, West
Water Futures Start Trading Amid Growing Fears of Scarcity
Futures linked to the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index began trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in early December, representing a whole new way to buy water. Amid concerns about climate change and resource scarcity in a state that uses…
Collins-Modoc Reforestation Project Announced
In partnership with RenewWest, Collins will plant two million trees on 10,000 acres of the Modoc Plateau in Northern California, becoming the largest single-site carbon-focused reforestation project in US history. The goal is to improve land that hasn’t yet recovered…
Tagged with: Collins Companies, Collins-Modoc Reforestation, Modoc Plateau, Reforestation, RenewWest
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Timber, Water
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Timber, Water
San Jose to Preserve Coyote Valley for Wildlife and Agriculture
The city’s General Plan Task Force voted to set aside portions of Coyote Valley for agricultural use, something the City Council first did back in 1976. More recently, concerned citizens urged task force members to preserve the valley, which runs…
Posted in Agriculture, California, Conservation, Developers, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land
Land Report Top Ten: Summer 2020
Our new No. 6, WHITNEY PARK, showcases the timeless allure of New York’s breathtaking Adirondack Park. — The Editors 01. BREWSTER RANCHES | $319.2 MILLION This massive assemblage of 420,000 acres in the Big Bend country of Far West Texas…
Tagged with: Bernard Uechtritz, Chas S Middleton and Son, Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Real Estate, Compass Real Estate Los Angeles, Hall and Hall, Hood Real Estate, Icon Global, John Hendrickson, King Land & Water, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, Marylou Whitney, Mason & Morse Ranch Company, Sotheby's International Realty
Posted in Agriculture, California, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Hunting, New York, Northeast, Oregon, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Utah, West
Posted in Agriculture, California, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Hunting, New York, Northeast, Oregon, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Utah, West
Farmland Deal of the Year: California’s Cole Ranch
America’s Smallest Appellation Sells. BY ERIC O’KEEFE There’s a particular breed of wine aficionado who insists on having everything just right. Specific varietals in specific glasses. Serving temperatures not in a range but at a number: 49° for whites and…
Tagged with: American Viticultural Area, California Outdoor Properties, Cole Ranch, Cole Ranch Appellation, Mike Lucia, Rootdown Wine Cellars, vineyard
Posted in Agriculture, California, Eric OKeefe, Estates, Feature, Pacific
Posted in Agriculture, California, Eric OKeefe, Estates, Feature, Pacific
Land Report 2019 Conservation Deal of the Year: Las Varas Ranch in California
Las Varas Ranch is donated to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). In a move that won praise from both educators and environmentalists, Berkshire Hathaway’s second-in-command funded the $70 million acquisition of the historic 1,800-acre Las Varas Ranch by…
Land Report’s 2020 Best Brokerages: PACIFIC
The Magazine of the American Landowner presents our 2020 survey of the leading real estate brokerages in the PACIFIC that specialize in land. – Edited by Cary Estes CALIFORNIA OUTDOOR PROPERTIES CALIFORNIAOUTDOORPROPERTIES.COM | (707) 455-4444 2019 Sales: $100M–$250M Who: One…
Land Report 2019 Conservation Deal of the Year: Las Varas Ranch Donated to UCSB
Charles Munger acquires – and then donates – Santa Barbara County’s Las Varas Ranch The billionaire Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman reportedly spent $70 million for the property, which he donated to the University of California, Santa Barbara. “This is much…
The Singleton Family: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
Singleton Family | No. 9 1,110,000 ACRES Family patriarch HENRY SINGLETON (1916–1999) purchased New Mexico’s historic San Cristobal Ranch in 1986. Located just south of Santa Fe between the Cerrillos Hills, the Jemez Mountains, the Ortiz Mountains, and the Sangre…
Tagged with: acreage, Aqua Verde, Bar Y, Bigbee/Lobo, Bojax, Conchas, Dunlap/Perez, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, Henry Singleton, Latigo, Peachtree Ranch, River Island Ranch, San Cristobal Ranch, Singleton Family, Teledyne, Top Ranch, Trigg
Posted in California, Feature, Land Report 100, New Mexico, Pacific, Southwest
Posted in California, Feature, Land Report 100, New Mexico, Pacific, Southwest
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