2012 Land Report 100: Collins Family

No. 22 Collins Family

312,188 acres

The fourth generation oversees the family’s Collins Companies, which includes timber operations and Forest Stewardship Council-certified forests. Since 2010, the family added around 11,000 acres in Pennsylvania and more than 6,000 acres along the California-Oregon state line. The family firm focuses on sustainability and biodiversity in its forests.

Photo Credit: The Collins Companies

 

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