Twice in the twenty-first century, LA BANDERA RANCH has come to market. Both times it sold in the blink of an eye. By Henry Chappell The sale of one of the most renowned hunting properties in the Lone Star State…
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Cumberland Plateau NFWF Announced $1.3 Million In Grants
States in which grants will be used include Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) grants target the restoration, enhancement, and protection of shortleaf pine, oak, and riparian forests. “More than two-thirds of the forests…
Posted in Alabama, Conservation, Feature, Georgia, Kentucky, Public Land, Recreation, South, Tennessee
O’Connor Family: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
O’Connor Family | No. 16 587,800 ACRES The O’CONNOR RANCH encompasses portions of Goliad, Refugio, and Victoria counties in Texas’s Coastal Bend. Founded by Irish immigrant Thomas O’Connor (1817-1887), the County Wexford native owned approximately 100,000 head of cattle and…
Tagged with: acreage, Goliad County, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, land, O'Connor Ranch Heirs, oil, Refugio County, Texas, Victoria County
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Land Report 100, Minerals, Southwest, Texas, Water
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Land Report 100, Minerals, Southwest, Texas, Water
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…
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…
Land Report 2019 Ranchland Deal of the Year: Bixby Ranch Changes Hands for the Second Time in History
One of the oldest continuously running cattle operations in Central Wyoming was sold in December 2019 to Casper-based True Ranches. The nearly 17,000-acre parcel stands in the shadow of the Laramie Mountains and sprawls five miles southeast of Glenrock where…
Ford Family: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
Ford Family | No. 15 600,000 ACRES (up 20,000 acres) Founded by Washington native Kenneth Ford (1908–1997) in 1936, ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS has become one of the largest family-owned wood products manufacturers in the nation. The company’s expansive timber holdings…
Tagged with: acreage, Allyn Ford, Ford Family, Grady Mulbery, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, Kenneth Ford, land, Land Report 100, Roseburg Forest Products, Timber, wood products manufacturers
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Land Report 100, North Carolina, Oregon, Pacific, South, South Carolina, Timber, Virginia
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Land Report 100, North Carolina, Oregon, Pacific, South, South Carolina, Timber, Virginia
Land Report July 2020 Newsletter
Highlights from our July newsletter include: Australia’s Forrest family acquires two cattle stations totaling more than 500,000 acres. The Conservation Fund acquires 15,408-acre Chadbourne Tree Farms in Maine. Burger King Prevails in court, wins dismissal of vegan lawsuit. For up-to-the-minute reports on…
Tagged with: AFM, American Forest Foundation, American Forest Management, Andrew Forrest, Bayer, Bayer Carbon Initiative, Burger King, Ed Bass, Great America Outdoors Act, Jubilee Downs, King Charles I, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Quanbun Downs, Raag Singhal, The Conservation Fund, Tom Margo, William Chadbourne
Posted in Agriculture, Alabama, Auctions, Cattle, Conservation, Federal Policy, Florida, Georgia, International, Kentucky, Maine, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, South, Tennessee
Posted in Agriculture, Alabama, Auctions, Cattle, Conservation, Federal Policy, Florida, Georgia, International, Kentucky, Maine, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, South, Tennessee
Land Report 2019 Deal of the Year: La Bandera Ranch Sells In Just 26 Days
The 18,043-acre ranch stretches across Dimmit County in the heart of the renowned Golden Triangle of South Texas. Listed by Joey Bellington of Whitetail Properties, the asking price was just north of $54 million. Over the last two decades, prolific…
Tagged with: duPerier Texas Land Man, Fishing, La Bandera Ranch, Simmit County, trophy hunting, trophy ranch, Whitetail Properties, wildlife
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Henry Chappell, Hunting, Minerals, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Henry Chappell, Hunting, Minerals, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas
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