Ted Turner at his 113%2C613-acre Flying D Ranch southwest of Bozeman%2C Montana.  More than a quarter century ago%2C Turner put a conservation easement on the ranch through The Nature Conservancy that%2C at the time%2C ranked as one of the largest ever.  Had Turner not protected the ranch%2C which provides crucial habitat for public wildlife at the northern end of the Madison Range%2C the land in the hands of real estate developers would likely today be covered with homes%2C golf courses and other exurban amenities. Its protection enhances the quality of wildness on adjacent public lands. Photo by Todd Wilkinson
Ted Turner at his 113%2C613-acre Flying D Ranch southwest of Bozeman%2C Montana. More than a quarter century ago%2C Turner put a conservation easement on the ranch through The Nature Conservancy that%2C at the time%2C ranked as one of the largest ever. Had Turner not protected the ranch%2C which provides crucial habitat for public wildlife at the northern end of the Madison Range%2C the land in the hands of real estate developers would likely today be covered with homes%2C golf courses and other exurban amenities. Its protection enhances the quality of wildness on adjacent public lands. Photo by Todd Wilkinson