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…
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Land Report 2019 Timberland Deal of the Year: Montana Timberlands
Tagged with: Southern Pine Plantations, timberlands, Weyerhaeuser, Weyerhaeuser Company
Posted in Feature, Montana, News Desk, Timber, West
Posted in Feature, Montana, News Desk, Timber, West
Bearing the Brunt
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…
Land Report 2019 Timberland Deal of the Year: Weyerhaeuser Sells 630,000 Acres of Montana Timberland to Southern Pine Plantations
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…
Keep Your Distance: Move to Montana
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…
Wilks Brothers: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
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…
Tagged with: Bull Mountain Ranch, Dan Wilks, Farris Wilks, Frac Tech, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, Little Snowy Mountain Ranch, Rosebud Mountain Ranch, Sage Creek Ranch, Wilks Brothers, Wilks Ranch Brokers
Posted in Cattle, Feature, Hunting, Idaho, Land Report 100, Montana, Oregon, Pacific, Recreation, South, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, West
Posted in Cattle, Feature, Hunting, Idaho, Land Report 100, Montana, Oregon, Pacific, Recreation, South, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, West
Stan Kroenke: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
Stan Kroenke | No. 5 1,380,000 ACRES With wind energy projects totaling more than 400 megawatts in Texas and Wyoming, KROENKE RANCHES is rapidly becoming one of America’s largest renewable energy landowners. In addition to progressive energy development, Stan Kroenke…
Tagged with: Broken O Ranch, brush management, Conservation, energy, energy development, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, Kroenke Ranches, quail, quail habitat, restoration, Stan Kroenke, Sun River, Waggoner Ranch, wildlife, wind energy
Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Feature, Land Report 100, Minerals, Montana, Southwest, Texas, Water, West, Wyoming
Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Feature, Land Report 100, Minerals, Montana, Southwest, Texas, Water, West, Wyoming
The Price of Popularity
Sparsely populated since the dawn of time, the American West is struggling to sustain burgeoning growth and increasing demands on its resources. One group offering answers? Private landowners. By KEN MIRR There’s a new phenomenon out West, one that, as…
Tagged with: American West, Conservation, Ken Mirr, land, Mirr Ranch Group, private landowners, stewardship, water
Posted in Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Water, West, Wyoming
Posted in Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Water, West, Wyoming
Small Towns Are Dying Everywhere But Here
In almost every region of the country, tiny towns and small bergs are drying up and blowing away. The lone exception? Out West. Let’s start with Hamilton, Montana. BY DAVID LYNCH Photography by Jason Savage As small towns elsewhere saw…
Tagged with: David Lynch, Hamilton, Jason Savage, Montana, West
Posted in Conservation, Dogs, Equestrian, Feature, Hunting, Montana, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, West
Posted in Conservation, Dogs, Equestrian, Feature, Hunting, Montana, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, West
The Land Report Top Ten: Rocky Mountain Properties
From cattle operations to top-tier resorts and recreational estates, COLORADO boasts the lion’s share of the leading listings in the Rocky Mountain region. – The Editors 01. GATEWAY CANYONS | $279 MILLION | COLORADO Discovery Channel creator John Hendricks’s 6,900-acre…
Tagged with: Brent Rimel, Brian Smith, Cimarron Valley Ranch, Compass, Craig Morris, Cross Mountain Ranch, David Johnson, Dax Hayden, Ed Swinford, Four Peaks Ranch, Gateway Canyons, Hall and Hall, Hayden Outdoors, IX Ranch, Jeff Buerger, John Hendricks, Ken Mirr, Kerry Endsley, Kerry Oman, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, McCall Red Ridge Ranch, Mirr Ranch Group, Nottingham Ranch, River View Ranch, Seven Lakes Ranch, Slifer Smith & Frampton, Steve Shane, Summit Sotheby's International Realty, Thomas Wright, West Creek Ranch, Westlands, Wilks Ranch Brokers, Wyatt Wheeler
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Feature, Hunting, Idaho, Montana, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Utah, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Feature, Hunting, Idaho, Montana, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Utah, West
Holding Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 29 Holding Family 395,030 acres (down 4,790-acres) Robert Earl Holding (1926–2003) purchased SINCLAIR OIL CORP. for $78 million in 1976. The following year, he and wife, Carol, bought Idaho’s SUN VALLEY resort for $12 million. More recently, the Holdings…
Tagged with: Carol Holding, Holding Family, LandLeader, Robert Earl Holding, Sinclair Oil Corporation, Snowbasin, Sun Valley Resort, Sunlight Ranch, Yellowstone
Posted in Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Minerals, Montana, Recreation, West, Wyoming
Posted in Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Minerals, Montana, Recreation, West, Wyoming
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