California’s biggest private landowner is also the largest in the U.S. Here’s what it controls
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California's seven largest owners of private land all are in the forestry or agriculture industries. Here are maps of what they control.

Who are California’s biggest landowners?

According to a Chronicle analysis relying on 13.2 million property records obtained from property data company Regrid, the state’s seven largest owners of private land share something in common: All are in the forestry or agriculture industries, ranging from long-standing logging companies to a nut tycoon. …

Below are descriptions of each of these mega-landowners and maps of what they control. You can learn more about who owns any property in California by exploring our map of all 13.2 million properties here.