
Legacy Landowners: Katharine Armstrong & Ben Love
By Eric O’Keefe Photography by Gustav Schmiege III Don’t be fooled by

By Eric O’Keefe Photography by Gustav Schmiege III Don’t be fooled by

No. 8 Brad Kelley 1,000,000 acres (down 500,000 acres) The publicity-shy

By Lisa Martin As a 5-year-old, Cody Wetmore remembers looking down off

This New York City-based entrepreneur first developed an interest in agriculture

Text by Lisa Martin | Photography Courtesy of Turner Ranches America’s

No. 48 Eugene Gabrych 200,000 acres California businessman Eugene Gabrych, a

No. 20 Holding Family 400,000 acres Heirs of Robert Earl Holding,

No. 37 Mike Smith 283,500 acres Based in Amarillo, Smith and

As the 20th century came to a close, one of the

When our inaugural issue (inset right) came off the press, this

Ted Turner Parts With His Beloved Island Ted Turner has spent

No. 32 Stefan Soloviev 323,700 acres (up 88,000 acres) The 42-year-old

Civic-minded Texans with a distinguished record of service regarding public lands

A $165 million gift, the largest in Nature Conservancy history, transforms

No. 27 Philip Anschutz 434,500 acres In 1982, the Kansas native

By Henry Chappell Photography by Gustav Schmiege III Russell Gordy has