Text by Cary Estes | Photography courtesy of 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 17,000-acre tract known…
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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
SOLD! Florida’s Bluffs of Saint Teresa Sells for $43 Million
State of Florida Buys Bluffs of Saint Teresa Conservation spurred the $43 million sale of 17,000 acres on the Gulf of Mexico in North Florida. Dean Saunders, founder and managing director of SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate, brokered…
2018 Conservation Deal of the Year: Cabin Bluff Sporting Plantation
The nation’s oldest hunting and fishing club is saved from almost certain extinction. By Corinne Garcia It’s hard to believe that just across the waters from the bustling tourist enclaves of Amelia Island, Sea Island, and St. Simons Island…
Tagged with: Cabin Bluff Sporting Plantation, Calvin Coolidge, Camden Hunt Club, Cumberland Island, Joe Taggart, jonathan burt, LandVest, The Nature Conservancy, WestRock
Posted in Conservation, Corinne Garcia, Feature, Georgia, Hunting, Recreation, South, Timber, Water
Posted in Conservation, Corinne Garcia, Feature, Georgia, Hunting, Recreation, South, Timber, Water
2017 Deal of the Year: The Dangermond Preserve
A $165 million gift, the largest in Nature Conservancy history, transforms a renowned California rancho from a lucrative development site into a unique haven. Text by James Fallows | Photography courtesy of The Nature Conservancy Good news for the environment…
SOLD! The Nature Conservancy Acquires 24,000-acre Bixby Ranch
A $165 million donation from Esri founders Jack and Laura Dangermond funded the acquisition of the landmark Santa Barbara County holding where Northern California meets Southern California. “This is an incredibly rare, ecologically important place with eight miles of coast…
Tagged with: Esri, Jack and Laura Dangermond, Santa Barbara, The Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve, The Nature Conservancy
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, Pacific
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, Pacific
Land Report January 2018 Newsletter
The bull market for land that took shape in 2017 continues to stoke sales in the new year. Fueled by a broad range of factors including consumer confidence, robust equity markets, and cheap money, it may gain further momentum with…
USDA Seeks to Restore 400,000 Acres Longleaf Pine Forest on Private Lands
Recognized as one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on earth, longleaf pine forests once totaled more than 90 million acres and extended from Southern Virginia to Central Florida and East Texas. Less than 4 million acres exist today. In…
Tagged with: America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative, Longleaf Alliance, longleaf pine forest, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Forest Service, US Department of Defense, US Fish and Wildlife, USDA
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Florida, News Desk, South, South Carolina, Timber, Virginia
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Florida, News Desk, South, South Carolina, Timber, Virginia
Land Report 2015 Ranchland Deal of the Year: JE Canyon Ranch
“Jerry Wenger, the seller of JE Canyon, was an extraordinary steward and is truly leaving a legacy,” said listing broker Ken Mirr of Mirr Ranch Group. “Mirr Ranch Group has always sought a conservation-minded buyer for this property, and found…
Tagged with: JE Canyon Ranch, Jerry Wenger, Mirr Ranch Group, The Nature Conservancy
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, West
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, West
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