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PUBLICATIONID : 46809
PUBLICATIONTYPE : 1
TYPE : Article
TITLE : Ranchland ownership dynamics in the Rocky Mountain west
ORIG_TITLE : Ranchland ownership dynamics in the Rocky Mountain west
AUTHOR : Gosnell, H and WR Travis
FIRST_AUTHOR : Gosnell, H and WR Travis
AUTHOR_COUNT : 1
ADDRESS : Univ Colorado, Ctr Amer W, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; Univ Colorado, Dept Geog, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
PUBLISHER : SOC RANGE MANAGEMENT
FIRSTAUTHOREMPLOYER : 3
ABBREV_JOURNAL : Rangel. Ecol. Manag.
BEGINPAGE : 191
ENDPAGE : 198
VOLUME : 58
ISSUE : 2
PUBLISH_DATE : MAR
YEAR : 2005
URL : http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/2005.88.pdf
REFEREED : 1
RESOURCE : WOS:000228902400012
CITATION : 21
DEPT : CSTPR
LAST_UPDATED : 2012-11-15 12:54:51
ISSN : 1550-7424
IDS : 923IA
DOI : 10.2111/1551-5028(2005)58<191:RODITR>2.0.CO;2
ABSTRACT : We examine the rate of ranch sales and the nature of ranchland ownership change in the Rocky Mountain region. Interest in this phenomenon is high because ranches represent the largest parcels of private open space and relatively natural landscapes in the West and because anecdote, media coverage, and testimony from range professionals suggest that a significant turnover in ranch ownership is underway. Ranch sales activity is of special interest to groups seeking to conserve both ranchlands as habitat and ranching as part of the regional economy and culture. Very little work has been conducted on ranchland ownership per se, although we were able to build on studies of ranchland prices and on surveys that included some questions relating to operational goals, tenure, and future plans. The literature also offers a foundation for a ranch ownership typology. We tracked sales of ranch properties of 400 or more acres in 3 Rocky Mountain counties for the period 1990-2001, finding turnover (sale) rates from 24% to 45%. With help from local real estate agents, appraisers, and county officials, we classified ranch buyers according to a simple typology and found that the majority of acres sold (54%) went to "amenity buyers," and 62% of acres sold went to out-of-state buyers. This 12-year slice of ranch sales suggests a significant ranchland ownership transition to a new type of owner is, indeed, underway in the Rockies.
KEYWORDS : ranch sales; landowner typology; amenity buyer; ownership transition
KEYWORD_PLUS : MANAGEMENT; UTAH; RANGELANDS; RANCHERS; PRICES
AREA : Environmental Sciences & Ecology
FIRST_AUTHOR_EMAIL : gosnell@colorado.edu
PUBLICATION : RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
PLACE : LAKEWOOD
LANGUAGE : English
SERIAL : 46809
PAGES : 191-198
APPROVED : yes
ONLINE_PUBLICATION : no
VERSION : 1
FIRST_AUTHOR_ADDRESS : Gosnell, H (reprint author), Univ Colorado, Ctr Amer W, 282 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
AUTHOR_OTHER_FORM : Gosnell, H; Travis, WR
REFERENCES_NUM : 26
PUBLISHER_ADDRESS : 445 UNION BLVD, STE 230, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228-1259 USA
COUNT : 1
Entered by : William R. Travis