
Land Report 100er: Emmett McCoy
This Texan’s life is a testament to family, ranching, business, and

This Texan’s life is a testament to family, ranching, business, and

No. 28 Collier Family 280,000 acres After earning a cool million

No. 42 Lee Family 275,000 acres After World War I, a

“To be honest, the tough conversations have made us better a

In a transaction destined to shake up the 2012 Land Report

Diagnosed with incurable blood cancer, one of our favorite landowners, relied

No. 14 Briscoe Family 640,000 acres (up 30,000 acres) Three generations

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