
2017 Land Report 100: Lee Family
No. 42 Lee Family 275,000 acres After World War I, a

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

A $165 million donation from Esri founders Jack and Laura Dangermond

No. 26 Jeff Bezos 290,000 acres In mid-September 2015, Florida Gov.

By Henry Chappell Photography by Wyman Meinzer Nothing reflects the

By Corinne Gaffner Garcia On the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan

After a three-generation run, the cattle kingdom that LATT MAXCY

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

No. 22 Wilks Brothers 347,500 acres (up 36,000 acres) The two

No. 44 Louis Bacon 218,331 acres (U.S.) up 2,620 acres 210,678

In October, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined Wyoming Governor

The 490-acre Sweetwood Ranch fetches $11.25 million. After more than 1.5

By Henry Chappell | Photography by Richard Field Levine, Steve Miller & Alexander Vertikoff The

Robust beef prices are one of many factors driving the demand

As a boy, Christopher “Kip” Forbes came to love the American

With a long history of stable ownership and a highly respected

The price of beef climbed to $5.96 a pound in April.