Public Land

Hughes Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 30 Hughes Family 390,000 acres Patriarch Dan Hughes Sr. was a legend in the oil and gas industry. He began as a roustabout in high school, earned a geology degree from Texas A&M, and then found, financed, and drilled…

Landmark Eminent Domain Ruling

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Land Report Editors

by Cary Estes Landowners no longer will be fenced in by state decisions when it comes to eminent domain cases thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling. By a 5-4 vote, the high court ruled in Knick v. Township of…

Tagged with: eminent domain, Institute for Justice, Robert McNamara, Supreme Court
Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land

The Land Report Rockies 2019

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Go West! According to the Census Bureau, more and more Americans are moving out West. Hence, the focus of this special issue. In addition to a closer look at this compelling demographic trend, our Rockies special issue also feature these…

BLM to Move Headquarters to Colorado

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Land Report Editors

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced plans to move its headquarters from Washington, DC, to Grand Junction, Colorado, so top officials can be closer to the land managed by the agency. The BLM oversees approximately 388,000 square miles of…

Tagged with: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction, headquarters
Posted in Colorado, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, West

Blackfeet National Park to be Studied

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Land Report Editors

A feasibility study is being prepared for Montana’s Blackfeet Nation regarding the development of a national park on tribal lands bordering Glacier National Park. Although many specifics remain to be determined, the development of such a parkland could potentially generate…

Tagged with: bison, Blackfeet Nation, Montana, national park, tribal lands
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Feature, Montana, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, West

Go West, Bureau of Land Management

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Land Report Editors

According to the Interior Department, officials are scouting a new location for BLM headquarters nearer the terrain it manages: 388,000 square miles, 99 percent of which can be found in a dozen Western states. Look for an announcement in September…

Emmerson Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,956,100 acres (down 3,566 acres) Through their wholly owned SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES (SPI), the Emmersons are engaged in collaborative efforts to restore and maintain the health of California’s forests. In partnership with the US Forest Service,…

Toledo Voters Approve Ballot Measure Granting Rights to Lake Erie

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Land Report Editors

On February 26, 61 percent of voters in Ohio’s fourth largest city granted legal rights to the nation’s 11th largest lake. The passage of the ballot measure by the citizens of Toledo marks the first time a US jurisdiction has…

Tagged with: ballot measure, Lake Erie, legal rights, pollution, Toledo
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Great Lakes, News Desk, Ohio, Public Land, Water

Big Empty

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Two dubious GET-RICH-QUICK INVESTMENTS – one that involved more than 17,000 acres outside of Boise and another that included more than 2,000 acres near Denver – ended up costing the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System close to $100 million.…

SOLD! Dole Sells 2,900 Acres to Reforestation Effort

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Spread across mountains and fields in Central Oahu are nearly 2,900 acres that are now known as the Helemano Wilderness Project. Hawaii News Now reports that the land was purchased for $15 million from Dole Food Company by half a…