Public Land

Ask the Expert: Chip Lenihan

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

2011 Market Update: Chip Lenihan has been fly-fishing Colorado’s best waters for 40 years. His side gig? Running the Telluride office of Fay Ranches as lead broker. The Land Report turned to this former mayor of Telluride for an update on today’s…

Tagged with: BLM, Chip Lenihan, Colorado, Fay Ranches, San Miguel County, Telluride, USFS
Posted in 2011 Summer, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Water, West

Ashe Takes Oath as Fish & Wildlife Director

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

Dan Ashe was sworn in as the 16th director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on June 30. President Obama had nominated Ashe to head up the nation’s principal federal agency dedicated to the conservation of fish and wildlife…

Tagged with: Barack Obama, Daniel Ashe, Fish and Wildlife, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, Water

Land Report July 2011 Newsletter

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Land Report Editors

There’s a lot of ground to cover in the July edition of The Land Report newsletter: auctions, equities, timberland, and several political developments affecting landowners, ranging from the passage of key legislation by the Texas Legislature to the appointment of…

Tagged with: Banning Lewis Ranch, Barack Obama, Dan Ashe, Eagle Ford Shale, Eric O'Keefe, Green Trees, Ken Salazar, KKR, land auctions, Plum Creek, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted in Auctions, Bankruptcy, Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Energy, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Land Report Top 10, Minerals, Newsletter, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Timber, Water

For Sale: Vermont’s Teal Farm

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Set at the western base of Camels Hump State Park, Teal Farm is a world unto itself. Its 500 acres includes a sustainably-managed northern hardwood watershed with streams, pond, wetlands, extensive trail network, waterfalls, and mountain pastures. The forest provides…

Tagged with: Camels Hump State Park, LivingFuture, Melissa Hoffman, Teal Farm, Vermont
Posted in Cattle, Developers, Energy, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Northeast, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Water

Sold! Boot Jack Ranch Goes for $47 Million

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Eric OKeefe

One of the country’s premier listings, Colorado’s Boot Jack Ranch, sold earlier this month for $47 million. Originally listed at $88 million more than two years ago, the price had been subsequently lowered to $68 million. The Pagosa Sun reports a sales…

Tagged with: Bill Fandel, Boot Jack Ranch, Colorado, Continental Divide, David Brown, San Juan Mountains, San Juan River, Sotheby's International, Wolf Creek Ski Area
Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Land Report Top 10, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, Regional News, Topics, West

$500 Million Everglades Deal Postponed Again

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Eric OKeefe

Florida Gov. Charlie Christ is getting a lesson that real estate brokers know all too well: big deals take time. It’s been almost two years since Christ announced the $1.75 billion purchase of 187,000 acres in the Florida Everglades from…

Tagged with: Broward County, Charlie Christ, Dade County, Everglades, Florida Crystals, Florida Everglades, U.S. Sugar
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, Regional News, South

Historic Dahlstrom Ranch Conservation Easement Finalized

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Eric OKeefe

A conservation easement of historic proportions was purchased in the heart of the Texas Hill Country only a short drive from the Capitol of Texas. Hays County, the City of Austin, and the Hill Country Conservancy (HCC), with funding from…

Tagged with: Dahlstrom Ranch, David Braun, Gay Dahlstrom, Hays County, Hill Country, Hill Country Conservancy, Jack Dahlstrom, Texas, Texas Hill Country
Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, Public Land, Regional News, Southwest, Topics

Crossing the Divide with Al Biernat

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Land Report Editors

When it came to the Colorado hamlet of Creede, it was love at first sight for Dallas restaurateur Al Biernat (standing front and center with wife Jeannie and writer Trey Garrison). And what’s not to love about Creede? Nestled among…

Tagged with: Al Biernat, Colorado, Continental Divide, Creede, Creede America, Gustav Schmiege, Hecla Mining, Mineral County, mining, patented mineral rights, Trey Garrison, U.S.F.S
Posted in Developers, Feature, Federal Policy, Gustav Schmiege, Minerals, News Desk, Public Land, Regional News, Topics, Trey Garrison, Water, West

Sonia Sotomayor & Property Rights

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

The current issue of The Land Report takes an in-depth look at Obama Administration and the American Landowner. Since that issue came off the press, the President has already been faced with a crucial task: nominating a replacement for Supreme…