Bill Wright

27 Listed Properties

More than 45 years of experience in the operation, financing, management, sales, and analysis of agricultural properties in Northern California.

He is a graduate of California State University, Chico, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Business and a Minor in Economics. Mr. Wright’s background and qualifications in agriculture including ranching and timber are extensive. After graduating from college in 1978 he went to work for the Farm Credit System; he set up and managed a branch office of the Chico Production Credit Association as well as completed the start-up and development of the Redding Branch office of California Livestock Production Credit Association financing agriculture in Northern California, Oregon & Nevada.

In 1986 he decided to develop his own business leading to the founding of Shasta Land Services, Inc.

Mr. Wright owned the Lookout Ranch for a number of years and sold the ranch in 2004. The Lookout Ranch consisted of approximately 6,800 acres farmed to wild rice, cereal grains, alfalfa and timber production plus 600 pair running on both the deeded lands and a U.S.F.S. permit. The ranch also had a Private Lands Management Program (PLM) which provided for late season deer &antelope tags in exchange for habitat development. The ranch was famous for the extensive waterfowl habitat development that took place during his ownership. Specializing in agricultural properties with hunting, especially deer and waterfowl properties, he is responsible for negotiating and closing more hundreds of real estate transactions over the years, as well as real estate and chattel appraisal, management, and consulting services, and agriculture real estate mortgage for ranches all over Northern California and Oregon Very experienced in negotiating Conservation Easements of all types on behalf of landowners in Northern California as well as three way exchanges with USA entities and Trust organizations.

2016-2020 Chairman of the Board – California Waterfowl Foundation
2009-2011 Chairman of the Board of Directors – California Waterfowl Association
2012-2015 Past Chair Representative on the Board of Directors – California Waterfowl Association
Past & Founding member of the Board of Directors – California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA)
Past Broker and member of the Board of Directors – Shasta County Farm Bureau
Past Director & Partner – Auctions-West, Inc. (Online Real Estate Auction Company)
Past member Board of Directors – Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce
Member, Shasta County Cattleman's Association
1996-97 Broker of Redding East Rotary, Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Fellow and Benefactor (Member Since 1981) Rotary International
Past Broker of the Board of Directors – Cottonwood's Foundation for Excellent Schools, Inc.
1983 – 2004 Chairman of various committees & member Board of Directors of the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference Equipment Committee
Member of the National Association of Realtors, and California Association of Realtors