Montana

Return of the Circles

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Land Report Editors

BY LISA MARTIN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMMIE SPERANDEO Long before the advent of the written word, women gathered in circles to tackle tasks and build bonds. In the Old West, the concept of a “circle” conjures up images of pioneer…

Tagged with: agriculture, Amber Smith, Ariel Greenwood, California, Cinch Buckle Ranch, Colorado, Elaine Patarini, Liz Barbour, Montana, New Mexico, nonprofit, Old West, Paicenes Ranch, Ranches, Ranching, Wendy Millet, West, Western Landowners Alliance, Women in Ranching
Posted in California, Colorado, Lisa Martin, Montana, New Mexico, News Desk, Ranching, Rockies Special Section, Southwest, West

Land Report September 2021 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Land Report Editors

Breaking stories dominate our September newsletter: USDA reports a 7 percent increase in farmland values Montana’s $136.25 million Climbing Arrow sells $4.5 billion pipeline proposed to capture carbon at Midwest ethanol plants ConocoPhillips pays $9.5 billion for Shell’s Permian Basin…

Tagged with: ACE Basin, Alex Maher, BLM, BLM headquarters, Brown Land, Bryan Anderson, Bryce Connery, C.J. Brown, Chip Hall, Climbing Arrow Ranch, ConocoPhillips, Deb Haaland, ethanol, farmland values, John Merritt, King George II, Live Water Southern, Mike Swan, Plantation Services, Premier Land Company, Shell, Summit Ag, Summit Carbon Solution, Swan Land Company, Twickenham Plantation, USDA, Wise Batten
Posted in Great Plains, Iowa, Midwest, Montana, Nebraska, Newsletter, North Dakota, South Dakota, Southwest, Texas, West

The Great Escape

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Land Report Editors

One of the many city dwellers who have taken refuge on their land, GREG FAY shares how he and his family have made the most of life during the global pandemic. By Corrine Gaffner Garcia During the COVID-19 pandemic, landowners…

Tagged with: COVID, Fay Ranches, Greg Fay, Montana, pandemic
Posted in Corinne Garcia, Feature, Montana, Residential Property, West

Land’s Best Friend: Perfect Pair

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Text and photography by LYNN DONALDSON Russell Gordy is my neighbor. Let me rephrase that. Russell Gordy’s 48,000-acre Double Arrow Ranch sits just outside Livingston, the Montana town where my family and I live. Russell is a Texan, a native…

Tagged with: Double Arrow Ranch, Gordy and Sons, Italian Spinone, land's best friend, Lynn Donaldson, Russell Gordy
Posted in Dogs, Feature, Land Report 100, Montana, Recreation, West

Westward Ho!

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Land Report Editors

As SHELTERING IN PLACE becomes more and more common, so too does the allure of living in the American West. By: Corinne Gaffner Garcia When COVID-19 began spreading around the world, it took a while for the gravity of the…

Tagged with: Bates Land Consortium, Beaverhead Outdoors, Bozeman, COVID, COVID-19, Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates, Live Water Properties, M4 Ranch Group, pandemic, Rocky Mountain
Posted in Colorado, Corinne Garcia, Feature, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, News Desk, Recreation, Residential Property, Utah, West, Wyoming

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 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

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…