No. 1 John Malone

2,200,000 acres

To the nation’s largest landowner, one of the most valuable attributes of his timberland and ranchland holdings is the benefits to society of good stewardship. In Maine, for instance, Malone’s million-plus acre BBC LAND holdings use photosynthesis to absorb enormous amounts of carbon dioxide, the main heat-trapping greenhouse gas found in fossil fuel emissions. (Keep in mind that the US Forest Service estimates that our nation’s forests offset between 10 and 20 percent of the country’s annual carbon emissions.) Although the means are different out West on Malone’s SILVER SPUR RANCHES, the end is equally laudable. At New Mexico’s BELL RANCH, sustainable grazing practices ensure the health and balance of native grasses and prairie while keeping carbon sequestered in undisturbed soils. Only horses’ hooves and cow tracks impact grasslands and soils, storing carbon, reducing erosion, and ensuring food security.

THE FULL LIST: AMERICA’S 100 LARGEST LANDOWNERS 2019

1. John Malone

2. Emmerson Family [Up 121,932 Acres]

3. Ted Turner

4. Reed Family [Down 2,937 Acres]

5. Stan Kroenke

6. Irving Family

7. Peter Buck [Up 311,000 Acres]

8. Brad Kelley [Down 10,016 Acres]

9. Singleton Family

10. King Ranch Heirs

11. Pingree Heirs

12. Wilks Brothers

13. Briscoe Heirs

14. Lykes Heirs

15. Ford Family

16. O’Connor Family

17. Thomas Peterffy

18. Stimson Family

19. Martin Family [Down 23,000 Acres]

20. Westervelt Heirs

21. D.R. Horton

22. Simplot Family

23. Fisher Family

24. Philip Anschutz

25. Jeff Bezos

26. Holding Family

27. Hughes Family

28. Cullen Heirs [NEW TO LR100]

29. Zane & Tanya Kiehne [Up 19,668 Acres]

30. Malone Mitchell 3rd

31. Stefan Soloviev [Up 10,837 Acres]

32. Robinson & Freed Families [Up 14,159 Acres]

33. Collins Family

34. Shannon Kizer

35. Mike Smith

36. Barta Family

37. Bass Family

38. Llano Partners [Down 11,000 Acres]

39. Fasken Family [Up 1,520 Acres]

40. Collier Family

41. Kokernot Heirs

42. Killam Family

43. Babbitt Heirs

43. Lee Family

43. Anne Marion

46. True Family [Up 17,000 Acres]

47. D.K. Boyd [Up 18,253 Acres]

48. Galt Family

49. Lyda Family

50. Hadley Family

51. Coffee Family

52. Jones Family

53. Reynolds Family

53. Sanders Family

55. Paul Fireman

56. Riggs Family

57. Koch Family

58. Nunley Family

59. Kenedy Memorial Foundation

60. Louis Bacon

61. Brophy Family

62. Bidegain Family

63. Yates Family

64. Cassidy Heirs

65. Scott Family

66. Kennedy Family [Up 42,663 Acres]

67. Eugene Gabrych

68. Hearst Family

69. East Foundation

70. T.R. Miller Family

71. Gage Heirs

71. Russell Gordy

73. Cunningham Sheep Co. [New to LR100]

74. Cocanougher Family

75. Anthony Family

75. Hunt Family

75. Langdale Family

75. Arthur Nicholas

75. Holland Ware [Down 334,900 Acres]

80. Skiles Family

81. Offutt Family

81. Stewart & Lynda Resnick

83. Williams Family

84. Durrett Family

85. Bridwell Heirs

85. Haynes Family

87. Mike Mechenbeir [Up 13 Acres]

88. Broadbent Family

88. Irwin Heirs

90. Sugg Family

91. The Jones Girls

92. McDonald Family [Down 311,000 Acres]

93. Reese Family [Up 7,520 Acres]

94. Codgell Family

94. Fanjul Family

96. JA Ranch Heirs

97. Ellison Family

97. McCoy & Remme Families

99. Boswell Family

99. Eddy Family

99. Green Heirs