In 2017, billionaire couple gave $165 million to save 24,000 acres of California coastline. It was the biggest donation in the history of Nature Conservancy

In 2017, technology billionaires Jack and Laura Dangermond donated $165 million to The Nature Conservancy to help protect 24,364 acres of California coastline near Point Conception in Santa Barbara County. At the time, it was the largest gift in the organization's history, helping preserve a rare stretch of coast from future development.