"There's an old adage - buy land, they're not making more of it."
A while back, our LandTrust CEO and Founder, Nic De Castro, sat down with Jacob Hendrix, the host at Roadcast, to discuss the future of land ownership. Roadcast is a youtube channel that shares interesting stories of inspirational and design-minded people. Their motto is to uncover design inspiration wherever the road leads...
"I've never seen a subdivision get torn down and turned back into habitat or working land."
During their conversation, Jacob and Nic discuss the gig economy: leveraging the idea that maybe what we already have is enough if we can find new ways of sharing it. Last year, the country saw public land access spike drastically, which is great to see so many people outdoors and enjoying the fresh air! Although, when you're looking for that peace and quiet time to yourself, then you often have to look elsewhere. Private land is highly sought after for recreation purposes for a myriad of reasons: often better biodiversity, more wildlife and less pressure from the public.
LandTrust sportswoman, Melissa Hess, accessing the Montana Cow Company upper field during her hunting booking last fall.
LandTrust believes that the future of working lands will require stacked enterprises and is dependent on a portfolio of income. Nic states, 'Just cattle, just corn, just grain - it's not going to pay for everything.' However, operating production agriculture, conservation, and recreation access, that combination will pass working lands from generation to generation.
LandTrust Landowner, Travis B, of LO Cattle Company: 'For over 50 years we’ve managed this resource with the next generation in mind.'
De Castro goes on to explain why he believes conservation is part of this equation:
"Conservation: What is land recreation value derived from? Habitat and wildlife. When farmers and ranchers start generating significant income from recreation they think, 'Wow we should invest more in that asset because it's making us money.' Investing in that asset is investing in wildlife habitat and conservation efforts."
Profit is the way... it's not a bad word! Historically, profit and conservation were not two words that you'd see in a sentence, but now it can be.
You can watch the full episode with Nic on our youtube channel or my clicking the video below.
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