Texas LAND Spring 2015

EDITOR
I’m a mountain girl and a southern belle. I live
in Colorado now, but spent most of my life in
Mississippi. Y’all is integral part of my vocabulary.
I’ve never been a ranch girl, but I’ve got a strong
itch to be. Something about the open spaces. The
livestock. The wildlife. The independent heritage
just strikes a chord.
In my job, I’ve been fortunate to cross paths with
ranchers and I’ve come to realize something along
the way. Ranchland is home to more than cattle,
sheep, goats, horses, wildlife and the families who
care for them. Open space ranchland is home to
the ecological processes that our very lives depend
on. Land not only produces food and fiber, but
clean water, clean air and habitat. Ranchland is
home to the vistas that feed our collective soul.
Ranch owners take great pride in being stewards
and taking care of their land. I think it’s exciting
that Lands of Texas Magazine plays a role in
passing land from one set of caring hands to
another. That thought…that promise for the
future… makes the deadline pressure worthwhile.
In this issue, I hope you find the piece of property
that brings your inner land steward out.
Lauret Jarvis
Editor-in-Chief
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