Turner Foundation, Inc.

08/15/2024

Such wonderful memories!

From the wise words of our Chairman and Founder, Ted Turner:

"I am so happy we were able to share this experience with such curious and intelligent youth on the ranch. Turner Foundation, Inc. helps fund these grassroots initiatives to help increase inclusivity and accessibility to the conservation movement, prioritizing neighboring indigenous communities."

08/02/2024

Ted Turner and the Turner Foundation, Inc. have long supported kids developing an interest in nature and the outdoors. We realize that we are in a unique position to utilize Ted's extraordinary properties to partner with our grantees in creating experiences for kids that they will remember for a lifetime.

Cheyenne River Youth Project

08/02/2024

Ted Turner and the Turner Foundation, Inc. have long supported kids developing an interest in nature and the outdoors. We realize that we are in a unique position to utilize Ted's extraordinary properties to partner with our grantees in creating experiences for kids that they will remember for a lifetime.

Greening Youth Foundation

04/01/2024

What an impactful way to celebrate ! Our director Jennie Garlington is the Co-Executive Producer and Host of the Ecosense for Living series. The series illuminates the Turner Foundation, Inc. mission of protecting and restoring the air, land, and water on which all life depends. The four newest episodes of this award-winning program (Season 8) will air as a double-feature on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) (4/23 and 4/30 - 7pm / 7:30 ET) and will also stream on PBS.

The programs explore the planet-saving work of scientists, organizations, and conservationists across the country and beyond -- and give viewers inspiration for more sustainable solutions. EcoSense episodes can also be found on PBS Learning Media with special resources, and lessons for students in Grade 6-12.

Create a little watch party with your friends and family - and learn how the issues connect back to you - and how you can do your part as a planet steward.

Some highlights of the season!
- Biologists are helping reduce methane from cattle Next, Colorado State
- At Jack's Solar Garden + Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center revolutionary research is being done on the benefits of raised solar panels
- American Farmland Trust is helping keep women and Black farmers on their land
- Red Cloud Renewable is addressing extreme housing shortages with innovation on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota while boosting jobs
- In Georgia, The MicroLife Institute is helping shift the needle on tiny homes and zoning ordinances.
- Author Jack Bittle of "The Great Displacement breaks down the impacts of climate change migration in the US.
- Filmmaker Carlton Ward Jr. - "Path of the Panther" (see the full National Geographic documentary streaming on Disney+) and Wes and Tessa Skiles - "Water's Journey" show us worlds hidden from view in wild Florida.
- TUSK Foundation groundbreaking work in Africa enlists community support to help gorillas and other wild populations with the artful eye of wildlife photographer David Yarrow Photography.
- Learn how hummingbirds navigate habitat challenges and migration

A hearty congratulations to Jennie, the whole team at EcoSense and all the talented trailblazers interviewed.

More info on EcoSense for Living | PBS
https://www.pbs.org/show/ecosense-living/

EcoSense for Living | EcoSense for Living | PBS LearningMedia
https://gpb.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ecosense-for-living/

11/28/2023

Calling all Atlantans!!!
Turner Foundation Director, Laura Turner Seydel will be a panelist at the Common Ground Film premiere next week. The film explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health and the planet.

Link for tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/area23afilms/1067111

Atlanta Planeteers ... please don't miss this opportunity coming up December 4th!!! I'm so passionate about the movement that is Common Ground Film -- and joining the panel discussion after the film which will allow everyone to dig even deeper on regenerative agriculture!

Big Picture Ranch and Area 23a present the Atlanta premiere screening -- a hopeful and uplifting story of the pioneers of the "Regenerative Movement” who produce tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food and are working to balance the climate - all while bringing our entire ecosystem back to life. The film explores how Americans from different walks of life, different political backgrounds, and different parts of the country share one thing in common –the very soil beneath their feet. The film investigates the power of "regenerative" farming systems –from large to small-scale farmers who are the champions of soil health as the key to unlocking more (and healthier) food to feed America and the world.

The cast includes Laura Dern, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mamoa, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, and Donald Glover.

Evening Schedule:
6:00 PM: Doors open
6:30 PM: Screening Begins
8:15 PM: Post-event discussion

Special Post-Event Discussion:
After the film, there will be an inspirational post-screening Q&A about the incredible regenerative agriculture movement planting across the country.

Featured Speakers:
Laura Turner Seydel - International Environmental Advocate, Moderator
Rosario Dawson - Actress, Activist & EP of Common Ground
Will Harris Will Harris - Founder of White Oak Pastures
Wayner Swanson Jr. - Founder of Swanson Family Farms
Ryland Englehart - Co-founder of Kiss The Ground, Executive Producer of Common Ground Film

Ticket Link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/area23afilms/1067111

11/19/2023

We celebrate our visionary Founder and Chairman, Ted Turner every day, but today we make some extra noise to cheer HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Team Turner celebrates our chairman and visionary Ted Turner’s 85th birthday. As a global citizen, philanthropist, businessman, environmentalist, ocean elder and changemaker, Ted’s accomplishments surpass what is imaginable in one lifetime – proving that when generosity is matched with innovation and trailblazing, the world can truly change for the better. Thank you, Ted, for using your voice to amplify our mission.

10/13/2023

TFI has proudly supported the Wolakota Buffalo Range of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe since 2021 and was an honored guest on the reservation last week to discuss the project’s ongoing success.

To learn more about the history of the bison – , a film by Ken Burns, traces the near demise — and ultimate return — of the U.S. national mammal, while examining the species’ connection to Indigenous communities and the land. The two-part, four-hour film premieres on - Monday, Oct. 16 at 8/7c.

Tune in: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-buffalo

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/how-the-return-of-bison-connects-travelers-with-native-cultures

From Montana to Alberta, Indigenous communities are developing ecotourism tied to the keystone species’ restoration.

09/14/2023

The renowned Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration is being held in Macon, Georgia this weekend. As part of the event, Turner Foundation grantee Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative will present a special evening with the The Indigo Girls at the historic Grand Opera House on Saturday, September 16. Activities surrounding the extraordinary Native American cultural site at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park are what led the New York Times to name Macon as one of its “52 Places to Go in 2023.”

More info:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/travel/52-places-travel-2023.html

https://www.thegrandmacon.com/

https://www.ocmulgeemounds.org/ocmulgee-indigenous-celebration

A celebration of Southeastern Native American cultures takes place at Ocmulgee Mounds every September. Features history and culture with dance, crafts, living history and more.

07/26/2023

We're delighted to share this news from Chattahoochee Riverkeeper!

Hot off the press! 📖 We’re so excited to have received a few copies of Sally Bethea’s new book “Keeping the Chattahoochee” in our metro Atlanta office. In it, Bethea shares stories – joyous, funny, and frustrating – from her twenty-year tenure as CRK’s founding director and Riverkeeper.

“Keeping the Chattahoochee” publishes this Saturday, July 15, and is available for preorder now: https://bit.ly/3zIcF1S

06/30/2023

The Turner Foundation celebrates along with the Blackfeet Nation the successful return of the first free roaming herd of American bison on Indigenous lands.

The foundation supported the Blackfeet's Iinnii Initiative along with Wildlife Conservation Society for many years, that had at its heart the restoration of bison. We are grateful to see this come to fruition.

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/06/28/blackfeet-bring-bison-home-to-chief-mountain/

A brazen bison calf was the first to clamber off the livestock trailer and into the shadow of Chief Mountain, where for a few wobbly moments it stood alone, blinking uncertainly at a sprawling ancestral homeland that hasn’t supported a herd of wild buffalo for 150 years. An instant later, in a thu...

05/14/2023

This Mother's Day we celebrate this healthy and devoted Mama doing her part. From a habitat perspective, this photo also demonstrates a success story. Black bears in the Great Smokies National Park are thriving. Scientists estimate 1900 bears call the park home, almost tripling the population that existed 30 years ago. Careful stewardship including habitat protection and enhancement, managed hunts, and the establishment of refuges where hunting is restricted in the larger landscape - combined with policies like local ordinances requiring the use of bear proof garbage containers - has resulted in this rebound. Bears are spreading into places they have not been for decades, reclaiming forests and fields within their historic range and reconnecting long-isolated and fragmented populations. That’s why the Turner Foundation supports science-based efforts to keep ecosystems intact and protect migration corridors so Mamas of all shapes and sizes can live their best life and enjoy some lazy days of summer.

Photo credit: Drew Lindley

05/04/2023

We love seeing the world through our Founder and Chairman's eyes!

Springtime ushers in a symphony of color and wonder -- including one of my favorite sights -- bison calves or "red dogs". During this season of renewal and regeneration the calves' fur will change to more of a brown color in just a few months' time. Nature has a knack for keeping things interesting. Another reason to honor it and .

Photo by: Holly Pippel

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