by Yellowstonian
With so many trendlines headed in a troubling direction, Americans are yearning for evidence of good news. They aren’t alone and at “Ted Turner is & Friends: Stories from the Wild Edge of Co-Existence,” they received plenty of uplifting fuel to mount a rally.
The event featured heroes of private land protection who are making a difference in saving what remains of the wild West. Co-hosted by Yellowstonian and Gallatin Valley Earth Day, the night of inspiration generated a full house and left us deluged with requests from wildlife advocates eager to watch the recording. We have it below!
Listen to ecologist Mike Phillips, best known for helping to bring wolves back to Yellowstone, talk about the unparalleled conservation legacy of Ted Turner, who has done more for private land and wildlife protection than any private citizen in history. Hear Matt Skoglund talk about what inspired him and his wife, Sarah, to start a bison ranch to protect biological diversity against the destructive effects of sprawl in order to give their young kids a better world. Be wowed by rancher Jeff Laszlo who rejuvenated a world-class trout spawning creek feeding the legendary Madison River and completed one of the largest wetland restoration in state history. Joining them was road ecologist Liz Fairbank of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation who spoke about how to protect biological connectivity in the Northern Rockies and beyond.
Earlier in the night a huge crowd turned out to mix with a dozen different conservation groups in an adjacent room and help themselves to free bison chili from Ted’s Montana Grill restaurant. “We’ve been hosting events for a long time and this was, by far, the most successful,” says Anne Ready of Gallatin Valley Earth Day. You can see the list of sponsors below.
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