Conservation Fund Acquires Chadbourne Tree Farms
In purchasing the 15,408 acres in Western Maine, the nonprofit intends
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Red Emmerson Becomes America’s Largest Landowner
With the acquisition of Seneca Jones Timber, Sierra Pacific Industries becomes America’s largest private landowner with 2.33 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington.
2017 Land Report 100: Ford Family
No. 12 Ford Family 783,000 acres (up 158,000 acres) Kenneth Ford
The Land Report Spring 2019
The Magazine of the American Landowner announces the 2018 Deals of
Land Report May 2014 Newsletter
A diverse group of news items are featured in our May newsletter.
Sold! CatchMark Closes on Carolinas Midlands
In June, publicly traded CatchMark Timber Trust (CTT) announced the acquisition
California Drought Claims 66 Million Dead Trees
Four years of punishing drought coupled with a dramatic rise in
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Job Growth in Agriculture Sector Outpaces Graduates
Each year an average of 57,900 job openings are created in
2014 Timberland Deal of the Year
by Eric O’Keefe In March 2014, Florida’s St. Joe Company announced the
For Sale: 560,000 Acres of Florida Timberland
Foley Timber and Land Company announced on April 2 that it
Conservation Easement to Protect South Kona Forestland
The land, located in the Kaawaloa Forest between 2,300 and 4,300
2014 Land Report 100: John Malone
No. 1 John Malone 2,200,000 acres John Malone blames his sprawling
2014 Land Report 100: Emmerson Family
No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,860,000 acres Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) was
2014 Land Report 100: Louis Bacon
No. 44 Louis Bacon 218,331 acres (U.S.) up 2,620 acres 210,678
CNN Money Singles Out Timberland as Hot New Commodity
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, an increasing number of
New York Extends Emerald Necklace with 87-Acre Purchase
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) acquired 87
