Three of the Top 10 Largest Landowners in the U.S. have Maine connections

MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS • January 14, 2026

Since 2007, The Land Report has published a list of the one hundred biggest landowners in the U.S. Most are in the West, but three of the top 10 have Maine connections and two more in the top 100 also have large land holdings in Maine:
6. Buck Family, 1,320,000 acres
7. Irving Family, 1,267,000 acres
9. Pingree Heirs, 830,000 acres
71. Cassidy Heirs, 220,000 acres
95. Haynes Family, 180,000 acres