In 1987, Ted Turner bought a 22,000-acre Montana ranch; two years later, he spent $21 million on a 113,000-acre property to keep it undeveloped

For a figure whose career transformed the world of television and news, Ted Turner’s life was equally extensive away from the screen. The CNN founder and longtime conservationist lived in a collection of expansive ranches and properties in his lifetime, eventually spending his final years on one of his Montana ranches, where he enjoyed fishing.

Turner, who introduced the first 24-hour news station in 1980 and explained it as his “greatest achievement,” became known not only for his media profession but also for his extensive landholdings and environmental work.