CAAWH Spends $3.6 Million on Fish Springs Land Grab

Records at the Douglas County assessor’s office indicate the sale consisted of three transactions covering 21 APNs.

The project is dedicated to wild horse and burro habitat conservation according to a March 2 announcement distributed by Lucky Three Ranch.

Half of the parcels are designated for single family residences.

1. Document 2023-995176, Grant, Bargain, Sale Deed, $963,000.

• 1222-00-001-024, 120 acres, agricultural qualified
• 1222-00-001-026, 120 acres, agricultural qualified
• 1222-00-001-041, 80 acres, agricultural qualified
• 1222-00-001-045, 80 acres, agricultural qualified
• 1321-00-001-024, 80 acres, agricultural qualified
• 1321-00-002-013, 40 acres, agricultural qualified
• 1322-00-001-034, 237.18 acres, agricultural qualified
• Subtotal: 757.18 acres, average price $1,271.82 per acre

2. Document 2023-995160, Grant, Bargain, Sale Deed, $2,067,100.

• 1222-00-001-061, 118 acres, agricultural qualified
• 1322-00-002-005, 400 acres, agricultural qualified
• 1322-00-002-017, 40 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-018, 40 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-059, 40.74 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-060, 41.01 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-061, 41.16 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-062, 40.9 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-063, 40.5 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-064, 42.38 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-065, 41.95 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-066, 41.62 acres, single family residential
• 1322-00-002-067, 944 acres, agricultural qualified
• Subtotal: 1872.26 acres, average price $1104.07 per acre

3. Document 2023-995179, Grant, Bargain, Sale Deed, $552,000.

• 1321-00-001-021, 640 acres, agricultural qualified
• Subtotal: 640 acres, average price $862.50 per acre

Grand total: $3,582,100 for 3,269.44 acres, average price $1,095.63 per acre.

This was the justification for the rebranding.

In another example of conservation just a few miles north in Storey County, volunteers with the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses have been pummeling the Virginia Range mares with pesticide-laced darts since 2019.

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