During his nineteen-year tenure as the Director of Land Protection for the Nature Conservancy and West Texas Program Manager in Texas, James King garnered more experience putting conservation real estate transactions together than anyone else in Texas. A staunch advocate of community-based conservation, James has worked on many projects that are now well-known protected lands. Among many such undertakings, in his own back yard in the Trans-Pecos, James spearheaded the efforts to create the Davis Mountains Preserve – one of the most pristine and compelling conservation assets in the state. Additionally, James currently serves as the chairman of the Big Bend Ranch State Park Advisory Board, in which capacity he works with other volunteers to help support the needs of this vast 300,000-acre state wilderness park. James is also a founding board member of the Trans-Pecos Water Trust.

The Conservation Client's Agent
James King takes particular pride in finding and creating opportunities for an elite, discerning and motivated clientele. His ability to match the right buyer with the right property has been tested and proven over and over again.

In fact, it is no stretch to say that ranch acquisition is in James' blood. Starting with Captain Richard King, founder of the legendary King Ranch in South Texas and James' great-great-great grandfather, James' ancestors, from generation to generation, have been land merchants since 1853. With the same spark in his eye that inspired Captain King to tame a huge portion of a land once known as the Wild Horse Desert and turn it into a first-rate ranching operation, James King pursues properties that help his clients fulfill lifelong dreams.

The early developers of King Ranch also led the first efforts in Texas to conserve wild habitats and manage populations of wild game and other fauna. Today, James King continues this traditional priority of conserving the land so that wildlife and unique flora can flourish, and future generations can enjoy the rich diversity of life for which conservation properties create ideal homes.

James King approaches each search for a client's ideal property with an inspired zeal as if it were the first such transaction he had ever facilitated. James' passion for the land is contagious, and his ability to quickly grasp the specific desires and goals of his clients sets him apart as the premier conservation ranch broker in the Trans-Pecos.

The Trans-Pecos Specialist
James King has facilitated over one half million acres of conservation real estate transactions in Texas, but his particular concentration, today, is in the majestic Trans-Pecos region of far West Texas. James and his family live in the area, having made Fort Davis their home for over a decade. They are also conservation real estate owners, themselves, so the King family has had first-hand experience of many aspects of owning conservation property.

The Trans-Pecos is a land of grand landscapes and vast panoramas, with an array of wildlife that complements this inspiring area perfectly. The mountains, high grasslands and canyons around Alpine, Marfa and Fort Davis have attracted a unique breed of people who care about wild lands and are committed to keeping them that way. Additionally, these individuals have made it a priority to honor the cultural patrimony of the ranching heritage in this part of Texas. James' work with these like-minded people has helped establish a landscape that is relatively free of the threats that have marred the habitats and views of some other great recreational destinations in the United States.

If the panorama of life in the Trans-Pecos has inspired you to take the next step and consider ownership of a piece of this classic southwestern landscape, James King is ready to be your boots-on-the-ground representative from his ideally-located base in Fort Davis, Texas.

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