Louis Bacon was given as a prime example of a land donator
in the Huffington Post’s story on ten unusual methods of donating funds, time
and money.
The article discussed some of the more unusual ways of
providing charity, and land donation was one of their recommendations. Citing
Forbes’ report of Louis Bacon donating 90,000 acres of Colorado land to form
the Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area, the article highlighted his
conservation efforts as an example.
It stated that: “Like Mr. Bacon, you too might be sitting on
a valuable piece of land, and many organizations are now accepting land
donations. Although most properties aren't large enough to be turned into
conservatories, why not send a few acres to a charity like The Nature
Conservancy.”
The article described the nature of Louis Bacon’s donation
as the “largest single conservation easement given to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service”, as told by the United States’ Secretary of the Interior, Ken
Salazar. The donation, it said, “will help to preserve a southern portion of
the state that includes mountain grasslands, alpine forests and some of the
state's highest peaks.”
Louis Bacon donated the land as part of his campaign to help
save the environment. The gift was made through his company Moore Capital
Management’ Moore Charitable Foundation. The group has been operating since
1992, and embodies Louis Bacon’s dedication to the natural world and its
inhabitants. Other areas that his Foundation aids are the conservation efforts
on Robins Island, Long Island; and the Orton Plantation in North Carolina.
Other methods that the article suggested were donating air
miles to charities such as Mileage, which helps aid services in areas such as
Haiti; giving cars through a charitable auction; tweeting about a campaign,
through prescribed services such as Donate Your Account; organ donation, living
and through signing up through organ donation; reproductive donation, such as
eggs, sperm and embryos; donating hair to groups such as Wigs for Kids; giving
old cell phones to soldiers; copyright forfeiting, for those with a helpful
invention; and giving a percentage of your money spent whilst shopping online.
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