In 1989, NBC anchor Tom Brokaw bought into a 4,000-acre Montana ranch; habitat work later helped upland bird populations return.

Tom Brokaw found an enduring connection to the natural world on a Montana ranch. In 1989, the then-NBC News anchor bought an interest in a roughly 4,000-acre property near the West Boulder River, seeking a place where he could escape the pace of broadcasting. What began as a private retreat became a long-term effort to manage land, restore habitat and observe how small changes affected wildlife.

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