Trey Garrison

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

Field Report: The 2008 Presidential Campaign

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Land Report Editors

With Sen. Barack Obama talking about raising long-term capital gains tax from the current rate of 15 percent, it should come as no surprise that some sellers might be a bit more motivated to unload property in the near future.…

Tagged with: Barack Obama, capital gains tax, Charlie Israel, John McCain, Kerry Mormann, Outdoor Investment, Santa Barbara County, Trey Garrison
Posted in Feature, News Desk

Field Report: Timberland

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Land Report Editors

The following is excerpted from “Market Notes,” a series of interviews in the Fall 2008 issue of The Land Report by Trey Garrison featuring some of the top brokers nationwide. The complete version is available to subscribers. “Good quality timberland is selling…

Tagged with: jonathan burt, LandVest, National Farm & Forestry, timber REIT, timberland, TIMO, Trey Garrison
Posted in Feature, News Desk, Trey Garrison

Pinon Canyon: Under Fire Again

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Fire destroyed Mack Louden’s century-old Marty Feeds building in Trinidad on September 15. Louden, a local rancher who has been spearheading opposition to Fort Carson’s proposed expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, had insurance on just a portion of the property.…

Tagged with: Colorado, Department of Defense, eminent domain, Fort Carson, Mack Louden, Marty Feeds, Pinon Canyon, Trey Garrison
Posted in Cattle, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Trey Garrison, West

Pinon Canyon: The Fight Goes to the Hill

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Land Report Editors

The U.S. Senate is close to approving a $72 billion military construction budget that would effectively prevent the Army from spending any money to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site for another year. But opponents of the expansion are by no…

Tagged with: Colorado, Department of Defense, Doug Lamborn, eminent domain, Fort Carson, John Salazar, Keith Eastin, Ken Salazar, Marilyn Musgrave, Pinon Canyon, Trey Garrison
Posted in Cattle, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Regional News, Topics, Trey Garrison, West

Pinon Canyon: Colorado Senator Ken Salazar Feels the Heat

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Pressure from grassroots opponents of the U.S. Army’s attempt to seize 420,000 acres of privately-owned land in southeast Colorado is starting to produce some results in Washington. While he’s been a lukewarm supporter of Colorado ranchers in their fight with the…

Tagged with: Colorado, Department of Defense, eminent domain, Fort Carson, Ken Salazar, Pinon Canyon, Trey Garrison
Posted in Cattle, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Regional News, Topics, Trey Garrison, West

Pinon Canyon: The Opposition

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Mack Louden’s most memorable feature isn’t his sunbaked skin or his steely eyes. It’s his determination. The man’s face is optimistically defiant, unbroken yet scarred, and colored by a tinge of melancholy and pessimism.

Tagged with: Colorado, Department of Defense, eminent domain, Fort Carson, Mack Louden, Pinon Canyon, Trey Garrison
Posted in Feature, News Desk, Trey Garrison, West

Pinon Canyon: A Closer Look

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Land Report Editors

For more than a year The Land Report has been tracking the largest proposed seizure of private property by the federal government in modern history: the Battle for Pinon Canyon. It pits ranchers in southeast Colorado against an opponent that’s not used to losing…

Tagged with: Colorado, Department of Defense, eminent domain, Fort Carson, Mack Louden, Pinon Canyon, Trey Garrison
Posted in Cattle, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, Trey Garrison, West

America’s Aristocrats: Gardiner’s Island

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

Fly into JFK, look toward the setting sun, and you see Manhattan, the city that never sleeps, the Big Apple. Turn the other direction, however, and drive two hours east–past the scenic Southampton Golf Club and Napeague State Park–and you’ll…

Tagged with: colonial America, Gardiner's Island, Lion Gardiner, Long Island, Long Island Sound, Montaukett, New York, Pequot, Trey Garrison, Wyandanch
Posted in Cattle, Farming, Feature, Magazine, News Desk, Northeast, November 2007, Regional News, Residential Property, Topics, Trey Garrison

The Nature Conservancy Purchases 161,000 acres in New York

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

BY TREY GARRISON PUBLISHED AUGUST 2007 The Nature Conservancy purchased 161,000 acres of Finch Paper Holdings forestlands in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. The $110 million deal, which works out to approximately $683 per acre, was announced on June 18 and…