By Cary Estes • Photography courtesy of SVN Saunders Real Estate The Land Report’s 2020 Deal of the Year actually took five years to orchestrate. The result was well worth it, as the State of Florida took title to a…
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2020 Conservation Deal of the Year
By Lisa Martin | Photography by Cameron Davidson Fishers Peak lords over an unsullied playground rife with elk, mountain lion, and black bear. The distinctive 9,633-foot spur of Raton Mesa ranks as the highest point in the nation east of…
Tagged with: 2020 Conservation Deal of the Year, Colorado, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Habitat, Conservation, Conservation Deal of the Year, Fishers Peak, Fishers Peak State Park, Great Outdoors Colorado, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Outdoor recreation, Raton Mesa, Rocky Mountains, The Nature Conservancy, Trinidad
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Deal of the Year, Editor's Choice, Feature, Public Land, Recreation, West
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Deal of the Year, Editor's Choice, Feature, Public Land, Recreation, West
The Sweetest of Deals
SOLD! A broad coalition rallies to preserve a beloved COLORADO landmark. By Cary Estes | Photography by Todd Winslow Pierce The path to commercial development of Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake took a detour down Memory Lane as a nostalgia- fueled community…
Posted in Cary Estes, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Public Land, Recreation, Water, West
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
Historic Ditmars Ranch Preserved
A multi-player conservation deal in Colorado resulted in the purchase of Ditmars Ranch, a 1,500-acre tract at the south edge of Castle Rock. Douglas County and the nonprofit Conservation Fund each ponied up $1 million for the sale of the…
Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Rule Defining Habitat
This landmark development will impact the listing of endangered and threatened species. The agency’s proposed definition aligns with the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Weyerhaeuser Co. v. the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which held that an area may only…
Tagged with: endangered species, habitat, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Weyerhaeuser Company
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land
The Conservation Fund Acquires Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake
The 488-acre purchase of one of Colorado’s largest natural lakes means the water and surrounding terrain will fall under federal protection thanks in part to the Great American Outdoors Act, which the Senate passed on June 17. Once approved by…
Tagged with: Conservation, Sweetwater Lake, The Conservation Fund, White River National Forest
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, Water, West
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, Water, 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…
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
City of San Angelo Parts with 864 Acres of Ranchland for $1,500 per Acre
San Angelo sold 846 acres of the Ford Ranch for $1.296 million to a pair of limited liability corporations. According to the conditions of the sale, San Angelo retains 50 percent of the property’s mineral rights along with all rights…
Tagged with: Hickory Aquifer, mineral rights, ranchland, San Angelo, water rights
Posted in Feature, Minerals, News Desk, Public Land, Southwest, Texas, Water
Posted in Feature, Minerals, News Desk, Public Land, Southwest, Texas, Water
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