Summary: The 2,066 acre Trees Ranch adjoining Zion National Park in southern Utah was sold this month by Mirr Ranch Group of Denver, Colo. Listed for $25 million, the conservation property sold to a private party, and the sellers are the heirs of Jim Trees and Lionel Pincus. DENVER, COLO. [August 21, 2013] – Trees […]
Examples of Forward Thinking in Water and Land Conservation Part 3 of 3 – By Tom Roberts The following article is the third in a three part series where Open Fences is highlighting innovative land and water conservation practices by landowners throughout the United States. In the first article, we introduced a rice farmer in
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Are Farmland Prices Stabilizing? (AgProfessional) The stabilizing process we’ve mentioned in recent issues is evident in data released to LandOwner from Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica). The Omaha-based lender is the largest ag real estate lender in its four-state service region, which covers Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The association monitors ag real
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Water and the American Landowner Examples of Forward Thinking in Water and Land Conservation Part 2 of 3 The following article is the second in a three part series where Open Fences is highlighting innovative land and water conservation practices by landowners throughout the United States. In the previous article, we discussed how a rice
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Examples of Forward Thinking in Water and Land Conservation Part 1 of 3 As much of the country is still in the grips of one of the worst droughts on record and water becomes more expensive and scarce, the rural landowner often faces tough decisions on how to best use this valuable resource. In the
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August 21, 2012 (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – Agroganadera Pinilla, S.A., the owner of Hacienda Pinilla Beach Resort and Residential Community, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, announced today that it will offer qualified investors and developers a unique opportunity to participate in an auction of the Hacienda Pinilla to accelerate the realization of the vision for the project. Additionally, net proceeds
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Jackson Hole, WY, July 12, 2012 – Ranch Estate sites 11, 13 &14 at the Bar BC Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming have been acquired by a client of Fay Ranches. Brokers Chuck Davison and Mike Jorgenson represented the buyer—a longtime Fay Ranches client—in these transactions. The combined asking price for the three ranches was
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What Is A Conservation Easement? Conservation easements convey a lawful interest in land where the landowner gifts or sells rights to a qualified entity like a land trust. The landowner retains full ownership with restrictions on activities they can do on the property. The landowner as well as land trust negotiate the restrictions and constraints
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Wildlife management involves the employment of scientific knowledge and specialized skills for defense, conservation and management of wildlife in addition to their habitat. It is an interdisciplinary issue which includes biological, technological, social, economical and legal issues. Wildlife management requires expertise in species ecology, biology, behavior, and physiology of wildlife populations. Also, wildlife management studies,
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