Weyerhaeuser

Land Report 2019 Timberland Deal of the Year: Montana Timberlands

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Written by: Kelly McGee It was only fitting that the largest timberland sale of 2019 involved the publicly traded company that owns the most land in the US. Weyerhaeuser, the Seattle-based timber REIT, ended the year decisively by announcing the…

Tagged with: Southern Pine Plantations, timberlands, Weyerhaeuser, Weyerhaeuser Company
Posted in Feature, Montana, News Desk, Timber, West

The Land Report Spring 2020

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Land Report Editors

America’s Best Brokerages and Top Auction Houses headline a blockbuster Spring issue showcasing our 2019 Deals of the Year: 2019 Deal of the Year: It may have been listed for more than $54 million, but that didn’t stop Texas’s La Bandera…

Supreme Court Rules for Landowners 8-0

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Land Report Editors

November 27 decision in Weyerhaeuser v. US Fish and Wildlife requires that habitat be present for Critical Habitat Designation. The case concerns about 1,500 acres in Louisiana that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated as a critical habitat for…

Critical Habitat Debated Before High Court

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Land Report Editors

The Supreme Court heard arguments about whether or not private property can be designated critical habitat for an endangered species that doesn’t live there. In 2012, US Fish and Wildlife labeled 1,500 acres of Louisiana forestland as critical habitat for…

Tagged with: dusty gopher frog, Edward Poitevent, endangered, habitat, Weyerhaeuser
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Louisiana, News Desk, South

Weyerhaeuser to Sell Last of Holdings Outside North America

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Land Report Editors

In June, the timberland giant (WY) announced it will deaccession more than 300,000 acres of forests in Uruguay and sell them to an investment group led by a Brazilian financial firm for just over $400 million. The holdings represent the…

Tagged with: Doyle Simons, Uruguay, Weyerhaeuser
Posted in Feature, International, News Desk, Timber

Land Report June 2017 Newsletter

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Summer is heating up as investors seize the day at home and abroad. Read all about it our June Newsletter: The City of San Angelo pays $44 million for the surface rights of the historic Ford Ranch American Timberlands Company…

The Land Report Spring 2016

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Congratulations to the 2015 Deals of the Year honorees! They include: 2015 Land Report Deal of the Year: Standing Butte Ranch (South Dakota) 2015 Deal of the Century: Waggoner Ranch (Texas) 2015 Agriculture Deal of the Year: Ulmer Ranch (California) 2015 Conservation Deal of the…

Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek Merger to Create World’s Largest Timber Company

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Land Report Editors

The massive timber giant will own 13 million acres. The proposed $8.3 billion transaction, which both boards of directors approved unanimously, would constitute the largest private ownership of land in the U.S. The combined entity will retain the Weyerhaeuser name.…

Tagged with: Plum Creek, Weyerhaeuser
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Louisiana, News Desk, Pacific, Southwest, Timber, Washington

Land Report June 2013 Newsletter

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Land Report Editors

Summertime is upon us. Time to get out and scout the land! From coast to coast, a lot of properties are at their best this time of year, and, as you’ll see in our June Newsletter, there are plenty of…