Who Owns the West: Sixteen Case Studies on Natural Resource OwnershipDavid M. Diggs, Patrick Sweeney "As part of the Natural Resources Policy Project, this study examines ownership and control of natural resources in sixteen counties in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. Parts 1 through 5 present an introduction to the problems of concentrated ownership and contain sixteen case studies. Part 6 analyzes major findings in the counties and presents possible ramifications."--Foreword. |
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Rio Blanco County Colorado | 18 |
Delta County Colorado | 28 |
CASE STUDIES IN NATURAL RESOURCE OWNERSHIP | 37 |
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20 acres totaled acreage Acres Percent agricultural land aquifers boom Bowman County Campbell County coal development coal leases Colorado Converse County corporate ownership county's Creek cropland Daniels County Dawson County Delta County Dunn County economic energy development family farm corporations farmers federal government Federal Land Grant County groundwater impacts In-County income increased individuals industry irrigation La Plata County Lands Over 20 lessees lignite livestock Mercer County mineral leasing mineral owner mineral rights natural resource ownership Nature of Owner NDWC Niobrara County North Dakota number of farms oil and gas operations out-of-county Owner for Private Ownership by Residency parcels over 20 Petroleum County Planning Plata County population power plants private land production railroad ranchers ranches Residency of Owner Rio Blanco County Rosebud County Routt County Sheridan County study counties Surface Land Ownership surface owner Surveyed parcels Table tion U.S. Dept uranium water development water rights WDEPD western Wyoming Yellowstone