A major win for conservation along Colorado’s increasingly crowded Front Range tops our roster of stories this month:

• • Douglas County pays $18.75 million to acquire Colorado’s Sandstone Ranch.
  • A 717-acre Nebraska farm goes for $2,440 per acre.
  • Hayden Outdoors Breaks $250 Million Mark in 2017.
  • Wall Street Journal selects Dancing Wind Ranch as House of the Year.

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