The ranches are also using cutting edge practices for water conservation as well as timber management, as well as releasing native species back into the wild land.Īcross all of the ranches, Turner Enterprises is managing over 45,000 bison. These are referred to as “ Turner Ranches.” Each one operates as a working business, supported by bison, hunting, fishing and tourism. Most of the land that Turner owns is ranches. He was the founder of the Cable News Network, the very first 24-hour cable news channel. Ted Turner is most well known for his involvement in television production. Forbes estimates that the Emmerson Family has made more money from logging after forest fires than anyone else in America. Red and his team also capitalize on wildfires, going in when most people are getting out. Red started SPI with his father back in 1949.ĭespite being 89 years old, Red drives his pick up truck to work himself before 8am, 6 days a week. They own 14 different sawmills sprawling across the country. His company Sierra Pacific Industries is the largest private lumber production firm in the United States. This is a combination of farmland, ranch land and timberland.Īrchie Aldis “Red” Emmerson and his family collectively own over 2 Million acres of land. He owns land in Florida, New Mexico, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, Colorado and Wyoming. Thanks to his land ownership and media assets, his net worth is now a staggering $9.2 Billion.Īfter spending a summer in Pennsylvania, he decided to go on a massive land buying spree that largely has not stopped. He also owns 8% of the sports team the Atlanta Braves. His fortune was made in the media space, where he still today owns many media assets we all consume today.Ĭurrently the chairman and largest shareholder of Liberty Media, he also owns 28% of Discover Communications.
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