The Magazine of the American Landowner is an essential guide for investors, landowners, and those interested in buying or selling land. The award-winning quarterly is known for its annual survey of America's largest landowners, The Land Report 100.
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W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 | The LandReport 75 LANDREPORT.COM Guests pining to see native wildlife certainly benefit from such tightly controlled access. At Vermejo Park, the 588,000-acre northernmost property, Rocky Mountain elk, black bear, and mountain lion abound. So do Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, golden and bald eagles, and red-tailed hawks. Turner acquired this largest remnant of the historic Maxwell Grant in 1996 and has carefully overseen the rehabilitation of its flora and fauna. To the south, Sierra Grande Lodge & Spa serves as a base camp for exploration of the Armendaris and the Ladder Ranch, which boasts the most biodiversity of the three properties and served as the longtime epicenter of Turner's efforts with the federal Mexican wolf recovery program. Taken together, the three ranches make Turner the largest private landowner in the Land of Enchantment. LEFT: A desert bighorn sheep lords over the 360,000-acre Armendaris Ranch. ABOVE: The alpine basins and subalpine forests of 588,000-acre Vermejo Park are home to monster bull elk as well as countless other species.