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The Montana legacy of media-mogul-turned-conservationist Ted Turner
One of America’s most famous businessmen, landowners and conservationists, is dead at 87.
Ted Turner, one of America’s most famous media moguls and one of its largest land conservationists, has died at 87 in Lamont, Florida, surrounded by his family. A gritty entrepreneur with a large appetite for risk — and land — Turner funneled much of his wealth into conservation-oriented properties that span 2 million acres across the West and Midwest.
In Montana, Turner is known for his 1989 purchase of the 113,600-acre Flying D Ranch south of Bozeman, for restoring bison and other beleaguered species, and for being an early and enthusiastic champion of placing land in protective conservation easements.
Holly Pippel moved to Gallatin County from Georgia in 1995 to become an equine manager for Turner. She described him as a sensitive man with a voracious appetite for knowledge.
