Ted Turner. He intends to set his land holdings up as conservation areas
when he passes. He is currently the largest land holder in Montana, owns
1.5% of the land in Arizona, and about half the Florida panhandle not
occupied by Eglin.


"Mark Wonsil" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> Recently, I gave a little plug to the Nature Conservancy as a "libertarian
> way" to maintain the environment.  A reader sent me a private note that
led
> me to do some research on the methods of the group.  It turns out that
they
> don't always hold onto the land they buy.  They sell $millions of land to
> governments and other groups thus invalidating my case.  Admittedly, some
of
> the references I found have a political axe to grind (like
> http://www.undueinfluence.com/nature_conservancy.htm) but their own web
site
> does confirm some of the information I found.  If anyone knows of another
> group who sticks to the notion that I thought the Conservancy had, I would
> be grateful to hear of it.
>
> Mark "Do you know where I can find a Bridge for sale" Wonsil
>
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