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 news:3ded6216$1@skycache-news.fidnet.com... > 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 > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *