‘He loved Montana’: The myths and legends of Ted Turner at home in southwest Montana
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Thomas Jefferson: The Lost Founding Father of American Conservation
Two years before he authored the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson set out on the lifelong project of conserving Virginia’s Natural Bridge. Michaelle Browers has described the effort as “perhaps the first major act of nature preservation in the new republic.” The man who would be Governor of Virginia and President of the United StatesContinue reading "‘He loved Montana’: The myths and legends of Ted Turner at home in southwest Montana"
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How the Eagle Came Back
As we celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, it is heartening that America’s national symbol, the bald eagle, is no longer imperiled. Although once at risk of extinction throughout much of its historical range, this majestic species rebounded in the late 20th century, and populations are now in good health. At the time of the nation’sContinue reading "‘He loved Montana’: The myths and legends of Ted Turner at home in southwest Montana"
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The Invisible Hand of Conservation
The last time I saw Ted Turner, he was seated at the front of a small vessel on Yellowstone Lake, surrounded by family on one of the Turner clan’s summer pilgrimages to their most treasured corners of the world. He was battling a disease that had taken his voice, but not his presence. I wasContinue reading "‘He loved Montana’: The myths and legends of Ted Turner at home in southwest Montana"