Conservation

Powerful Agency Ousts Chief

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Land Report Editors

The California Coastal Commission voted 7-5 to dismiss Executive Director Charles Lester on Feb. 10. The vote took place after an emotionally charged meeting in Morro Bay. Lester had held the post since 2011. According to the Associated Press, the…

Land Report February 2016 Newsletter

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Thanks to his acquisition of Texas’s Waggoner Ranch, Stan Kroenke vaulted from No. 9 on the Land Report 100 to No. 5 earlier this month. Read more about this historic sale in our February newsletter, and learn about: A Napa estate…

Tagged with: Bernard Uechtritz, California Coastal Commission, Chicago Fed, Coldwell Banker Previews International, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Joel Leadbetter, Mason & Morse Ranch Company, Napa Valley, Pacific Union, Robin Williams, Sam Middleton, Stan Kroenke, Ute Lake Ranch, Waggoner Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Bankruptcy, California, Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Energy, Farming, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Midwest, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas, Wisconsin

2014 Land Report Best Brokerage: Clift Land Brokers

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Clift Land Brokers www.cliftlandbrokers.com (806) 355-9856 2014 Sales: $50 – $100 Million Who: Multi-office brokerage with agriculture specialists including ALCs. Wow: Sold seven cattle feedlots and two permanent crop farms in four states through affiliate company Eslabon Properties, totaling $30…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas

2014 Land Report Best Brokerage: Ranch Marketing Associates

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Ranch Marketing Associates www.rmabrokers.com (970) 535-0881 2014 Sales: $50 – $100 Million Who: Specializing in investment-grade ranches, farms, and recreational properties. Wow: Listed Wolf Springs Ranch, a legacy bison ranch consisting of 55,486 deeded acres in South Central Colorado. Insight:…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Developers, Equestrian, Feature, Hunting, Idaho, Minerals, Montana, Nevada, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Utah

2014 Land Report Best Brokerage: Hortenstine Ranch Company

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Hortenstine Ranch Company www.hrcranch.com (214) 361-9191 2014 Sales: $100 – $250 Million Who: A team of market-savvy brokers with backgrounds in wildlife management, cattle, wetlands development, surveying, hunting, fishing, and related areas. Wow: Sold Purley Gates Ranch, a highly improved…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Oklahoma, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas, Water

Ted Turner Expeditions Takes Off!

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Text by Lisa Martin | Photography Courtesy of Turner Ranches America’s visionary landowner launched yet another initiative, one that offers a select few more than a million acres of pristine prairie and mountain vistas to explore and to enjoy across…

Tagged with: Armendaris Ranch, Ladder Ranch, Land of Enchantment, Ted Turner Expeditions, Vermejo Park
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Equestrian, Feature, Hunting, New Mexico, Recreation, Southwest

White Deer Flourish at a Former Army Depot

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Land Report Editors

By Rosemary O’Keefe Thanks to a protected, predator-free environment, a herd of rare white deer has swelled to more than 200 at the former Seneca Army Depot in Seneca County, New York. In 1941, the Army opened the storage and…

Tagged with: Seneca White Deer
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, New York, News Desk, Northeast, Public Land

2014 Land Report Best Brokerage: Mason & Morse Ranch Company

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Mason & Morse Ranch Company www.ranchland.com (970) 928-7100 2014 Sales: $100 – $250 Million Who: Specializing in premier ranches, recreational lands, and farms with expertise in marketing rural land with luxury assets. Wow: Sold Gutierrez Cattle & Recreational Ranch, a…

Posted in Agriculture, Arizona, Arkansas, Auctions, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minerals, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Recreation, Residential Property, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Water, West, Wyoming

Longstanding Dispute Festers Near Elkhorn Ranch

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Land Report Editors

With preliminary construction for a gravel-mining operation set to begin on 25 acres in Western North Dakota near Theodore Roosevelt’s former ranch, dozens of conservation groups are making a last-ditch effort to halt the plans. Eight years ago, the U.S.…

Posted in Conservation, Feature, Great Plains, Minerals, News Desk, North Dakota

Land Report Best Brokerage: National Land Realty

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Land Report Editors

National Land Realty www.nationallandrealty.com (855) 384-5263 2014 Sales: $50 – $100 Million Who: Specializing in timberland, plantations, hunting estates, farms, and private estates as well as providing turnkey services for REITs and TIMOs. Also, an innovative new GIS platform made…