Conservation

SOLD! 2,600+ Acres of Recreational, Investment, and Conservation Land Sells for $3.39 Million

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Located in Clay County, Florida, the property known as 3 Creeks Crossing recently sold for $3.39 million. Tony Wallace of Saunders Real Estate had the listing. With over 2,600 acres of timberland, 3 Creeks Crossing stands out for its unique…

Tagged with: 3 Creeks Crossing, gopher tortoise recipient, Saunders Real Estate
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Florida, News Desk, Recreation, South, Timber

SOLD! Dole Sells 2,900 Acres to Reforestation Effort

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Spread across mountains and fields in Central Oahu are nearly 2,900 acres that are now known as the Helemano Wilderness Project. Hawaii News Now reports that the land was purchased for $15 million from Dole Food Company by half a…

Tagged with: DLNR, dole, Dole Food Company, Helemano Wilderness Project, Reforestation
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Hawaii, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Water

Federal Judge Scolds Interior Department

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Land Report Editors

A federal judge in North Carolina made permanent a temporary injunction against the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s shoot-to-kill authorization on wolves in the wild. The ruling protects the American red wolf, which conservationists predict is headed for extinction. According…

Tagged with: American red wolf, Chief Judge Terrence Boyle, Conservation, extinction, North Carolina, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Hunting, News Desk, North Carolina, South

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…

Tagged with: critical habitat, dusky tree frog, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, US Fish and Wildlife, Weyerhaeuser
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Louisiana, News Desk, South, Timber

SOLD! Containing an Empire of Water Rights, Colorado’s Porcupine Ridge Ranch has Sold!

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Land Report Editors

One of the largest blocks of privately owned senior water rights in the Colorado River and Yampa River basins sold in November. Set between Vail and Steamboat Springs, the ranch has 9,177 deeded acres adjacent to the Flat Top Wilderness…

Tagged with: Ken Mirr, Mirr Ranch Group, Porcupine Ridge Ranch, Robb Nelson, Steamboat Springs, Vail
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Water, West

$48 Million Conservation Acquisition Passes

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Land Report Editors

A decades-long saga came to a close on Election Day when voters in the ski town of Park City approved a ballot measure that will fund the majority of the purchase price of prime recreational acreage overlooking the site of…

Tagged with: Conservation, land, Park City, Sundance Film Festival, Treasure Hill, Treasure land
Posted in Conservation, Developers, Feature, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, Utah, West

Historic New England Farm Conserved

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Land Report Editors

The 167-acre Solasz Farm in Winchester, New Hampshire, was recently sold and put under a conservation agreement, according to the Monadnock Conservancy. The farm had belonged to longtime local radio host Al Kulas, and had been in his family since…

Tagged with: Al Kulas, Delorma Morton, Monadnock Conservancy, Sam Canonica, Sarah Costa, Solasz Farm
Posted in Conservation, Farming, Feature, New Hampshire, News Desk, Northeast

Land Report November 2018 Newsletter

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Our Investing Issue takes center stage in our November newsletter, which also includes Election Night results affecting landowners as well as major transactions: Colorado voters give a thumbs down to more extensive drilling setbacks. Voters in Park City, Utah, green-light…

Tagged with: Colorado, Garrett Zoller, Ken Mirr, Oregon, Park City, Proposition 112, Robb Nelson, Tiller, Utah
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Federal Policy, Hunting, Minerals, Newsletter, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Water, West

Supreme Court Declines Coastal Act Case

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Land Report Editors

A decade-long legal battle by Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla over private property rights versus public coastal access ended this month when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case, reports the Los Angeles Times. Central to the dispute: a…

Tagged with: Martins Beach, private property rights, Sun Microsystem, Supreme Court, Vinod Khosla
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land

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…